1st Edition

The First Amendment and State Bans on Teachers' Religious Garb Analyzing the Historic Origins of Contemporary Legal Challenges in the United States

By Nathan C. Walker Copyright 2020
292 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

290 Pages
by Routledge

Examining the twelve-decade legal conflict of government bans on religious garb worn by teachers in U.S. public schools, this book provides comprehensive documentation and analysis of the historical origins and subsequent development of teachers’ religious garb in relation to contemporary legal challenges within the United Nations and the European Union. By identifying and correcting factual... Read more

List of Tables



Foreword



Acknowledgements



Glossaries



Preface



Chapter I - The Problem and the Plan



Chapter II - How Did We Get Here



Chapter III - What are the Constitutional Standards?



Chapter IV - How Do We Proceed?



Chapter V - What are the Establishment Clause Arguments?



Chapter VI - What are the Free Exercise Clause Arguments?



Chapter VII - Discussion and Decision



Chapter VIII - What Have We Learned?



Case Abbreviations



Index

Biography



    Rev. Dr. Nathan C. Walker is executive director of 1791 Delegates. He has studied law and religion at Harvard and Columbia universities, US.