Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States
David T. Smith
ISBN: | 9781316430408 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
Published: | 12 November, 2015 |
Format: | eBook |
Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States
David T. Smith
Religious freedom is a foundational value of the United States, but not all religious minorities have been shielded from religious persecution in America. This book examines why the state has acted to protect some religious minorities while allowing others to be persecuted or actively persecuting them. It details the persecution experiences of Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Catholics, Jews, the Nation of Islam, and orthodox Muslims in America, developing a theory for why the state intervened to p
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