The Wall of Separation: The Constitutional Politics of Church and State

Frank Joseph Sorauf

Published by Princeton University Press 1976

The Wall of Separation

The Constitutional Politics of Church and State

Frank Joseph Sorauf

Volume 1594 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400871216

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About this book

This is the story of some of the most anguished constitutional controversies of our time, those involving the issue of separation of church and state. Few questions stimulated debate as intense as that over prayer in public schools and public aid to parochial schools. In contrast to previous studies, which have focused on the substance of the issues, Frank J. Sorauf's book concentrates on the judicial process in its social and political context.

The author discusses all sixty-seven cases in this area of litigation decided by high American appellate courts from 1951 to 1971. He has interviewed the plaintiffs, attorneys, and members of the groups bringing suit, and describes their strategies and goals, their successes and failures. The community context in which the cases developed, as well as the judges and the courts deciding them, is described and analyzed.

Originally published in 1976.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
LIST OF TABLES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xi
I. The Constitution and the Separation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
II. The Legal and Religious Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
III. The Separationist Groups Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	30
IV. The Separationists in Litigation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	59
V. Goals and Strategies of the Separationist Groups Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	91
VI. The Plaintiffs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
VII. The Separationist Attorneys Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	158
VIII. The Accommodationist Defendants Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
IX. The Judges Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
X. The Adversary Cases: Incidence and Outcome Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
XI. The Friendly Cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258
XII. The Immediate Impacts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	277
XIII. The Impact on Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307
XIV. The Changing Shape of Constitutional Litigation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	338
XV. Epilogue: 1971 to 1974 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	360
Appendix I. The Universe of Cases Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Appendix II. Sources Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	381
Appendix III. Definitions and Criteria Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	383
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	387