Ten Tortured Words: How the Founding Fathers Tried to Protect Religion in America . . . and What's Happened Since
Mansfield, Stephen
ISBN 10: 1595550844 ISBN 13: 9781595550842
Published by Thomas Nelson Inc, 2007
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Based on an intriguing examination of the First Amendment, Ten Tortured Words embodies centuries of diverse American legal ideas on the role of religion in our society. The First Amendment to the Constitution is one of the most fascinating, misunderstood, controversial, and defining sentences in American history. It has also undergone more transformation as a principle of law than any other intention of the Founding Fathers of this country. As important as this single Constitutional sentence is, few Americans know what it says, much less what it means and when it came into being. Ten Tortured Words combines extensive historical and legal research with interviews of contemporary thinkers and American voices, yet is practical in its examination of religion in society.
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Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times best-selling author of Lincoln's Battle with God, The Faith of Barack Obama, and Benedict XVI, Searching for God and Guinness, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill. Stephen lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Beverly
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Title: Ten Tortured Words: How the Founding Fathers...
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair