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Faith on trial : communities of faith, the First Amendment, and the theory of deep diversity

David E. Guinn (Author)
Faith on Trial explains how the Supreme Court's reliance on "procedural liberalism" hampers its ability to adequately address the reality of religion as a pluralistic social institution.
Print Book, English, 2006, ©2002
1st paperback ed View all formats and editions
Lexington Books, Lanham, Md., 2006, ©2002
xi, 223 pages ; 24 cm
9780739117644, 0739117645
173314847
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Deep diversity and religious freedom
Deep diversity and the establishment clause
Deep diversity and the free exercise clause
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