Church and State in American History: Key Documents, Decisions, and Commentary from Five Centuries - Paperback

by John Wilson (Author), Donald Drakeman (Author)

This book illuminates the complex relationships among the political and religious authority structures of American society, and illustrates why church-state issues have remained controversial since our nation's founding. This timely re-edition is essential reading for students of American History, Religion and Politics.

Author Biography

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.