The Oxford Handbook of Church and State in the United States
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| Anteprima |
Study
of church and state in the United States is incredibly complex.
Scholars working in this area have backgrounds in law, religious
studies, history, theology, and politics, among other fields.
Historically, they have focused on particular angles or dimensions of
the church-state relationship, because the field is so vast. The results
have mostly been monographs that focus only on narrow cross-sections of
the field, and the few works that do aim to give larger perspectives
are reference works of factual compendia, which offer little or no
analysis. The Oxford Handbook of Church and State in the United States
fills this gap, presenting an extensive, multidimensional overview of
the field. Twenty-one essays offer a scholarly look at the intricacies
and past and current debates that frame the American system of church
and state, within five main areas: history, law, theology/philosophy,
politics, and sociology. These essays provide factual accounts, but also
address issues, problems, debates, controversies, and, where
appropriate, suggest resolutions. They also offer analysis of the range
of interpretations of the subject offered by various American scholars.
This Handbook is an invaluable resource for the study of church-state
relations in the United States.
