freedom of religion

Surveys the history of freedom of religion in the United States and the court cases that defined it.

Profiles twenty individuals in American history who have debated the issue of religious freedom covering such topics as prayer in schools, religious symbols, the Pledge of Allegiance, and more.

A biography of the Puritan woman who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for disagreeing with the prevailing religious practices.

Describes the First Amendment freedoms of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition.

Describes five escapes from religious oppression, from three continents in three centuries, of individuals or groups representing five different faiths who were willing to risk everything they had for the chance to worship freely.

Presents nearly forty documents that help trace the history of the First Amendment, with essays placing each document in their historical context and a facsimile of the document in its original form.

Provides a thorough background on the origin, development, and current controversies surrounding the freedom to worship, which is granted to all citizens by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

A collection of more than seventy documents that address the meaning and correct applications of First Amendment clauses on religious establishment and the free exercise of religion.

Traces the history of religion in the United States and its relationship to government concentrating on the development and interpretation of constitutional guarantees of tolerance and freedom of worship.