Overview
- Provides a definitive overview of the concept of "free exercise of religion" in the context of constitutional law
- Contributes to a better understanding of early American constitutional history
- Relies heavily on primary sources, while also taking into account a review of key relevant scholarship
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Ellis M. West is Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Richmond, USA. His scholarship focuses on the religion clauses of the First Amendment, as they were originally understood and have been interpreted by the US Supreme Court.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Free Exercise of Religion in America
Book Subtitle: Its Original Constitutional Meaning
Authors: Ellis M. West
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06052-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06051-0Published: 22 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-06052-7Published: 05 February 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 317
Topics: Politics and Religion, US Politics, Constitutional Law, Religion and Society