Atheist Exceptionalism: Atheism, Religion, and the United States Supreme Court

ISBN-13: 9781138242418 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 202 str.

Ethan Quillen

Opis

This book is concerned with the manner by which religious terminology is defined via the discourse adopted by the United States Supreme Court, and the larger American judicial system. Focusing on the religious term of Atheism, it provides both the discourse itself, in the form of case decisions, as well as an analysis of that discourse. The work thus presents an essential introduction and discussion of both Atheism as a concept and the influence that judicial decisions have on the way we perceive the meaning of religious terminology in a national context.

Spis treści

Introduction: The Exceptionalism of American Atheism;  Part I: Methodology and Histories;  1: Discourse Analysis and the Definition of Atheism;  2: The Story of America;  3: The United States Supreme Court and American Religion;  Part II: Discourse;  4: McCollum v. Board of Education (1948);  5: Torcaso v. Watkins (1961);  6: Abington v. Schempp/Murray v. Curlett (1963);  7: Welsh v. United States (1970);  8: Elk Grove v. Newdow (2004);  9: Hein v. Freedom from Religion Foundation (2007);  10: Town of Greece v. Galloway (2014);  Part Three: Conclusions and Consequences;  Conclusion: Atheism, an American Religion;