Religious Persecution and Political Order in the United States

ISBN-13: 9781107117310 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 280 str.

David T. Smith

Opis

This book explains why the United States, a country that values religious freedom, has persecuted some religious minorities while protecting others.

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Religious freedom and persecution in America: a theoretical overview; 3. Joseph Smith and the rise of Mormonism; 4. The federal response to Mormonism; 5. Jehovah's Witnesses and the flag salute, 1870–1940; 6. Mass violence against Jehovah's Witnesses, 1940–2; 7. The Catholic experience in America; 8. The Jewish experience in America; 9. The Islamic experience in America; 10. Conclusion; 11. Sources and bibliography.