Church-State Issues in America Today Book

Volume 1, Religion and Government

Preface by Ann W. Duncan and Steven L. Jones

Introduction: Church and State by

Barbara A. McGraw

Historical Perspectives on Church and State by Richard Bowser and Robin Muse

Religion, Rhetoric, and Ritual in the U.S. Government by Ann W. Duncan

Public Expression of Faith by Political Leaders by W. Jason Wallace

The Internationalization of Church-State Issues by Zachary R. Calo

The Status of Faith-Based Initiatives in the Later Bush Administration by Douglas L. Koopman

Political Endorsements by Churches by Mary C. Segers

The Relevance of State Constitutions to Issues of Government and Religion by David K. Ryden

The Limits of Free Exercise in America by Timothy J. Barnett

Appendix: Selected Cases

Volume 2, Religion, Family, and Education

Preface by Ann W. Duncan and Steven L. Jones

The Family and Religion by Gordon A. Babst

The Creation-Evolution Debate in the American Public School Classroom by Jason R. Edwards

Freedom, Commitment, and the Challenges of Pledging of Allegiance in America's Public Schools by Lee Canipe

Student Religious Expression within Public Schools by William Lester

Free Speech and the Protection of Children by Mark Edward Gammon

School Vouchers in America by Michael Coulter

Religion and Higher Education by J. David Holcomb

Appendix: Selected Cases

Volume 3, Religious Convictions and Practices in Public Life

Preface by Ann W. Duncan and Steven L. Jones

The History and Controversies of the Abortion Debate by Francis J. Beckwith

Religiously Motivated Political Action and Same-Sex Marriage by Katherine Stenger

Conscientious Objection to Military Service in the UnitedStates by Chad Michael Wayner and James F. Childress

Religiosity, Public Opinion, and the Stem Cell Debate by Eric Matthews and Erin O'Brien

Tracing Sanctuary and Illegal Immigration as a Church

and State Issue by Samuel S. Stanton Jr.

Native American Sacred Sites under Federal Law by S. Alan Ray

Consecrating the Green Movement by Nadra Hashim

Religious Liberty and Authority in Biomedical Ethics by Courtney S. Campbell

Appendix: Selected Cases