21 essays present a scholarly look at the intricacies and past and current debates that frame the American system of church and state, within 5 main areas: hist

Study of church and state in the United States is incredibly complex. Scholars working in this area have backgrounds in law, religious studies, history, theolog

Over the past three decades, the study of religion and politics has gone from being ignored by the scholarly 7ommunity to being a major focus of research. Yet,

As recent headlines reveal, conflicts and debates around the world increasingly involve secularism. National borders and traditional religions cannot keep peopl

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