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 th...
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Cambridge University Press,
2015.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in social theory, religion, and politics.
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Table of Contents:
- Religious freedom and persecution in America: a theoretical overview
- Joseph Smith and the rise of Mormonism
- The federal response to Mormonism
- Jehovah's Witnesses and the flag salute, 1870-1940
- Mass violence against Jehovah's Witnesses, 1940-1942
- The Catholic experience in America
- The Jewish experience in America
- The Islamic experience in America.