The First Encyclopedia Available On The Subject Of Religion And American LawThe interplay of religion and law has long been a major political and social issue in the United States. From the Salem Witch Trials to the current debate over school vouchers, court rulings have had a profound effect on people's lives. Now, a new encyclopedia provides detailed entries on all of the major Supreme Court decisions dealing with church and state, topical and theoretical essays relating to the issue, and cogent biographies of those Justices whose decisions have achieved landmark status in the debate. Comprehensive In Coverage And ScopeEncompassing cases from the colonial period to the Supreme Court's important decisions in 1997, this pioneering volume is written in a clear, concise style that will be useful to professionals and specialists and accessible by students. With contributions by leading scholars in the field, this encyclopedia will benefit all reference libraries, students of law and religion, and anyone working in the field of church and state.

A Sampling Of The Coverage: Atheism and Agnosticism * Black Churches in the Antebellum South * Barron v. Baltimore * William Brennan * Cantwell v. Connecticut * Catholics * Church Property after the American Revolution * Cleveland v. United States * Cults and the Law * Drugs, Religion, and the Law * Flag Salute Cases * Hawaiian Native Religion and American Law * In God We Trust * Jefferson and Religion * Labor Law and Religion * John Leland * Maryland Toleration Act (1649) * McCollum v. Board of Education * Native American Religion * Pledge of Allegiance * William Rehnquist * Snake-Handling Sects * Sunday Mails * Trial of Anne Hutchinson