The Ten Commandments: A Handbook of Religious, Legal and Social Issues

Hester, Joseph P.

ISBN 10: 0786414197 / ISBN 13: 9780786414192

Published by McFarland Publishing, 2003

About this Item

Ex-library with the usual labeling. No jacket, if issued. Otherwise VG. Minor shelf wear. Pages/boards clean, binding sturdy.

Seller Inventory # mon0003095127

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Ten Commandments: A Handbook of Religious, Legal and Social Issues
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786414197
• ISBN 13: 9780786414192
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Examines issues surrounding the place of the Ten Commandments in American society and their application in secular law, covering such issues as the separation of church and state, capital punishment, and prayer in public schools.

About the Author

Now retired, Joseph P. Hester taught at the university level for ten years, at the public school level for ten years, and served as a public school administrator for seventeen years. He holds the Master in Theology from Southeastern Seminary, Wake Forest, and the Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Georgia, Athens. He has written extensively on ethics, philosophy and education and is also the author of Public School Safety: A Handbook, with a Resource Guide (2003). He lives in Claremont, North Carolina.