Description |
xi, 414, [8] p. of plates : ill. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-390) and index. |
Contents |
Ellery's protest -- The making of a rebel -- Byse breaks the deadlock -- The sage and the upstart -- The colonists united church and state -- How religious diversity changed America -- Diversity forces religion from the schools -- Excessive religious zeal -- "Mr. Schempp, do you believe in the divinity of Christ?" -- Is the Bible sectarian? -- Why not recite the Navaho invocation to beauty? -- The race to the Supreme Court -- "Colored by our own experiences" -- Passion plays for all -- Back to Judge Biggs -- New York's "clay-footed pigeon" -- Fifty-one Buddhist children -- In chambers -- Days of Defiance -- Does Schempp have a future? |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
Subject |
Schempp, Edward -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Schempp, Ellery Frank, 1940- -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Abington School District (Abington, Montgomery County, Pa.) -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Prayer in the public schools -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Church and state -- United States.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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Added Title |
How one young man defied tradition and sparked the battle over school prayer |
ISBN |
9780472033454 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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047203345X (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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