Includes bibliographical references and index.; The American experiment in historical context -- The theology and politics of the religion clauses -- The essential rights and liberties of religion -- Forging the First Amendment religion clauses -- Religious liberty in the states before 1947 and the creation of a new national law on religious liberty -- The free exercise of religion -- Modern establishment law : mapping the doctrinal terrain -- Religion and public education : no establishment of religion, but equal access for religion -- Government and religious education : accommodation, separation, and equal treatment -- Religion and public life -- Religious organizations and the law -- Toward an integration of religious liberty : the American experiment in international context.;