Should the Children Pray?: A Historical, Judicial, and Political Examination of Public School Prayer

by Lynda B. Fenwick

Overview

The author traces the history of public school prayer in America and the legal debates since the 1962 Supreme Court ruling that outlawed the practice. The book thus makes available the historical and legal information from which readers can draw their own conclusions about this sensitive issue.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781481311052
Publisher:	Baylor University Press
Publication date:	12/15/2018
Pages:	249
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.58(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Lynda Beck Fenwick was born and raised in Kansas. She received her education degree from Fort Hays Kansas State University and taught in the public schools of Kansas, New York, and Massachusetts before attending Law school. She received her law degree from Baylor University and was a practicing trial attorney in Texas prior to moving to Atlanta, Georgia, where she now lives with her husband, Larry.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 European Religious Heritage

2 Colonization

3 Massachusetts

4 Rhode Island

5 Pennsylvania

6 Maryland

7 Virginia

8 Georgia

9 The Great Awakening

10 The American Revolution

11 Religious Freedom in Virginia

12 The first Amendment

13 Diversity

14 Implementation

15 The United States Supreme Court

16 Interpreting the First Amendment

17 The School Prayer Case: Engel v. Vitale

18 The Bible Reading Cases

19 Senate Debates: The Personal Side

20 Senate Debates: The Arguments

21 Equal Access Legislation

22 The Silent Prayer Case

23 Conclusion

Editorial Reviews

An examination of the First Amendment's separation of church and state clauses, and a presentation of modern Supreme Court decisions and Congressional debates addressing the issue of prayer in the public schools. A balanced treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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