Church and State in American History

John F. Wilson is Collord Professor of Religion, Emeritus at Princeton University, where he directed the Project on Church and State. He is the author of Religion and the American Nation and Public Religion in American Culture, and served as general editor of Church and State in America: A Bibliographical Guide.Donald L. Drakeman is Distinguished Research Professor in the Program on Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame, and a Fellow of the Centre for Health Leadership at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Church, State and Original Intent and Church–State Constitutional Issues.

• Preface Introduction 1 The Language of Colonial Establishments (-1700) Introduction John Cotton, A Discourse About Civil Government Roger Williams, Queries of Highest Consideration (1644) Anne Hutchinson, The Examinationof Anne Hutchinson (1637) Articles, Lawes, and Orders, Divine, Politic, and Martiall for the Colony in Virginia (1610-1611) Preface to the Fundamental Orders ofConnecticut (1638-1639) An Act Concerning Religion in theMaryland Colony (1649) The Charter of Rhode Island andProvidence Plantations (1663) Preface to the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania The Fundamental Constitutions ofCarolina (1669-1698) Leon Higginbotham, Sr., Race and the American Legal Process: The Colonial Period Ethnic Diversity and Evangelical Differentiation (1700-1760) Introduction The Connecticut EstablishmentAnd Provision for Dissent (1708) The Confession of Faith of theChristians Called Mennonites Grievances Against theConnecticut Establishment (1751) Samuel Davies on Behalf ofDissenters in Virginia (1752) Edwin S. Gaustad, InstitutionalEffects of the Great Awakening The Struggle for Independence and the Terms of Settlement(1760-1820) The Threat of an Anglican Establishment Thomas Bradbury Chandler, Chandler’s Appeal on Behalf of Anglicans in America Colonial Criticism of the Appeal (1768) Church-State Issues in the States Articles II and III of the Massachusetts Constitution [1780]Justice Theophilus Parsons’ opinionin Barnes v. Falmouth (1810)James Madison, Madison’sMemorial and Remonstrance (1785) Jefferson’s Act for EstablishingReligious Freedom (1786) A Petition Relating to Church Establishment (1786) Monica Najar, Baptist Churches and the Construction of Civil OrderChurch, State and the ConstitutionHouse and Senate Debates concerning theFirst Amendment (1789) Occasional Documents Regarding Religion and Government Jefferson’s Letter to the Danbury Baptists (1802) Jefferson on the Question of Fast Days (1808) Robert T. Handy, The Magna Carta of Religious Freedom in America 4 The Era of Republican Protestantism (1820-1860) Introduction Joseph Story on the ReligionClauses of the Bill of Rights (1833) Jasper Adams’ Sermon on the Relation of Christianity to CivilGovernment (1833)Madison’s letter in response to Adams’ SermonLyman Beecher on Disestablishmentin Connecticut (1820) Abner Kneeland, Blasphemy on Trial (1838) Ezra Stiles Ely, A ChristianParty in Politics (1827) Lyman Beecher, Beecher’s Strategy for the West (1835) Richard M. Johnson, A JacksonianCriticism of the Protestant Phalanx (1829) William Ellery Channing, A Religious Liberal’s Criticism of the Protestant Strategy (1829) Calvin Colton, Colton on the TrueCharacter of the Evangelical Enterprise (1836) Vincent Harding, The Black Strugglefor Freedom in America James F. Maclear, The True AmericanUnion of Church and State 5 The Recognition of American Pluralism (1860-1920) The Public Schools as Divisive Judge Storer, The Bible in the Common Schools Judge Welch, The Bible in The Public Schools Samuel T. Spear, Religion and The State (1876) "Americanism," Protestant and Catholic Washington Gladden, The Anti-Catholic Crusade Josiah Strong, America the Embodiment of Christian Anglo-Saxon Civilization E.B. Brady, An AmericanCatholic on Church and State John Ireland, D.D., Catholicism and Americanism Robert D. Cross, Catholicism and a Non-Catholic State American Governments and Religious Institutions Philip Schaff, The American Theory and System James Bryce, The Churches and the Clergy T.M. Cooley, Constitutional Limitations Regarding Religious Liberty The Constitution and Religious Liberty Reynolds v. United States (1879) Davis v. Beason (1890) 6 Mainstream Pluralism (1920-1960) Church and State in Religious Perspectives John A. Ryan, Comments on the "Christian Constitution of States" John Courtney Murray, S.J., CivilUnity and Religious Integrity John Coleman Bennett, Patterns ofChurch-State Relations – Grounds for Separation Richard L. Rubenstein, Church andAnd State: The Jewish Posture Church and State as a Political Issue Catholic and Patriot: Governor Smith Replies Paul Blanshard, The Catholic Plan for America John F. Kennedy, Remarks on Church and State Church and State as a Juridical Problem Cantwell v. Connecticut (1940) Minersville School District v. Gobitis (1940) West Virginia State Board ofEducation v. Barnette (1943) Everson v. Board of Education (1947) Illinois ex rel. McCollum v.Board of Education (1948) Zorach v. Clauson (1952) Mark DeWolfe Howe, The Constitutional Question 7 Dimensions of Increasing Pluralism (1960- ): Church-State IssuesReligion and Public Education Engel v. Vitale (1962) School District of AbingtonTownship v. Schempp (1963) Stone v. Graham (1980) Wallace v. Jaffree (1985) School Prayer Amendment Edwards v. Aguillard (1987) Lee v. Weisman (1992) Lamb’s Chapel v. Center Moriches (1993)Rosenberger v. University of Virginia (1995) Santa Fe Independent SchoolDistrict v. Doe (2000) Good News Club v. Milford Central School (2001)Locke v. Davey (2004)Aid to Religious Schools John Courtney Murray, S.J. Remarkson Aid to Parochial Schools Edd Doerr, The People Speak:Parochial and the Voters A.E. Dick Howard, Up Against the Wall: The Uneasy Separation of Church and State Lemon v. Kurtzman (1971) Mueller v. Allen (1983) Witters v. Washington Departmentof Services for the Blind (1986) Zobrest v. Catalina FoothillsSchool District (1993) Kiryas Joel Village SchoolDistrict v. Grumet (1994) Agostini v. Felton (1997) Mitchell v. Helmes (2008) Zelman v. Simmons-Harris (2002) Religion and Governmental Activity McGowan v. Maryland (1961) Marsh v. Chambers (1983) Lynch v. Donnelly (1984) County of Allegheney v. ACLU (1989) Capital Square v. Pinette (1995) McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky (2005)Van Orden v. Perry (2005)Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014)Trump v. Hawaii (2018)8 Dimensions of Inclusive Pluralism (1960- ): Religious Liberty IssuesThe Scope of Religious Liberty Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) Sherbert v. Verner (1963) State of Wisconsin v. Yoder (1972) McDaniel v. Paty (1978) Thomas v. Review Board (1981) United States v. Lee (1982) Goldman v. Weinberger (1986) Bowen v. Roy (1986)Lyng v. Northwest IndianCemetery Protective Association (1988)Frazee v. Illinois Department ofEmployment Security (1989) Employment Division v. Smith (1990) Religious Freedom Restoration Act (1993) Church of Lukumi v. Hialeah (1993)Boerne v. Flores (1997) Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente União do Vegetal (2006)Christian Legal Society v. Martinez (2010)Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores (2014)Holt v. Hobbs (2015)Trinity Lutheran Church ofColumbia, Inc. v. Comer (2017)Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission (2018)Government Regulation of Religious Organizations Walz v. Tax Commission (1970) Larson v. Valente (1982) Bob Jones University v. UnitedStates (1983) Corporation of the Presiding Bishop v. Amos (1987)Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and Schoolv. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2012)Religion and Politics National Conference of CatholicBishops on Religion and Politics National Council of Churches on Religion and Politics National Jewish Community Relations Advisory Council on Religionand Politics Anna Greenberg, The Church and the Revitalization of Politics and Community Marvin McMickle, Black Preacher/PoliticiansGod and Country: Cultural Issues Robert N. Bellah, Civil Religion in America John F. Wilson, The Civil Religion Proposal as aRevitalization Movement in American Culture Chronology Suggestions for Further Reading Index

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