Synopses & Reviews
Today, such issues as abortion, capital punishment, sex education, racism, prayer in public schools, and family values keep religion and politics closely entwined in American public life. This encyclopedia is an A-to-Z listing of a broad range of topics related to religious issues and politics, ranging from the religious freedom sought by the Pilgrims in the 1620s to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s.
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The editors of this monumental book bit off a great deal of material and have treated it exceedingly well. Virtually every man, woman, movement, cause, event and debate in American politics since the founding of the republic is described with scholarly care and precision....a worthwhile book that must find a place in every theological library and as indispensable reference work for the political scientist.The Topeka Capital-Journal
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...the work as a whole is excellent and should considered for purchase for the reference collections of most academic and public libraries. The work provides useful contextual information for many issues that are still being hotly debated today as they were in the early years of the United States.The Living Church
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...three helpful appendixes....Deserves inclusion in all collections.CHOICE
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...the work as a whole is excellent and should considered for purchase for the reference collections of most academic and public libraries. The work provides useful contextual information for many issues that are still being hotly debated today as they were in the early years of the United States.The Living Church
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...comprehensive and thoughtful....nicely packaged....A valuable resource is included near the end of the encyclopedia with a listing of major national religious organzations representing a variety of beliefs, complete with addresses and phone numbers and descriptions of the groups' purposes.Rettig on Reference
About the Author
JEFFREY D. SCHULTZ is president of Jeffrey D. Schultz &Co., Inc.JOHN G. WEST, JR., is assistant professor of political science at Seattle Pacific University and Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute in Seattle.IAIN MACLEAN is assistant professor of Western-religious thought, Department of Philosophy and Religion, at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Table of Contents
Contributors
Foreword by Helen Thomas
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Religion in American Politics by John G. West, Jr.
Encyclopedia of Religion in American Politics
Appendices 273
Appendix 1: Speeches and Documents
Mayflower Compact (1620)
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1639)
The Act of Toleration of Maryland Colony (1649)
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation (1676)
Clause of the Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776)
Thomas Jefferson's Draft for a Bill Establishing Religious Freedom (1779)
James Madison's "Memorial and Remonstrance" (1785)
The Northwest Ordinance (1787)
George Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation (1789)
Constitutional Clauses Addressing Religion (1789-91)
George Washington's Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport, Rhode Island (1790)
President George Washington's Farewell Address (1796)
Thomas Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut (1802)
Excerpts from Joseph Story's Commentaries on the Constitution (1833)
Angelina Grimke's Appeal to Christian Women (1836)
South Carolina Governor John H. Hammond's "Slavery Is Not a Sin Speech" (1853)
Lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" by Julia Ward Howe (1862)
The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln (1865)
Philip Schaff's Speech on "The Idea of Religious Freedom" (1888)
Andrew Carnegie's "Gospel of Wealth" (1889)
Pope Leo XIII's Encyclical Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae (1899)
Booker T. Washington's "The Religious Life of the Negro" Speech (1905)
Humanist Manifesto (1933)
Economic Justice for All: A Pastoral Letter on Catholic Social Teaching and the U.S Economy (1986)
Christian Coalition's "Contract with the American Family" (1995)
Appendix 2: List of Organizations
Appendix 3: Timeline
Index