Secular Government, Religious People (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)

In this book Ira Lupu and Robert Tuttle break through the unproductive American debate over competing religious rights. They present an original theory that makes the secular character of the American government, rather than a set of individual rights, the centerpiece of religious liberty in the United States.

Through a comprehensive treatment of relevant constitutional themes and through their attention to both historical concerns and contemporary controversies — including issues often in the news — Lupu and Tuttle define and defend the secular character of U.S. government.

Ira C. Lupu is F. Elwood and Eleanor Davis Professor of Law Emeritus at George Washington University, Washington DC.

Robert W. Tuttle is David R. and Sherry Kirschner Berz Research Professor of Law and Religion at George Washington University.