Ellery's protest : how one young man defied tradition & sparked the battle over school prayer / Stephen D. Solomon.

Author/creator Solomon, Stephen D.
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxi, 406 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Supplemental ContentPublisher description
Subjects
Schempp, Edward--Trials, litigation, etc.
Schempp, Ellery Frank, 1940---Trials, litigation, etc.
Abington School District (Abington, Montgomery County, Pa.)--Trials, litigation, etc.
Prayer in the public schools--Law and legislation. --United States.
Church and state--United States.

Contents Ellery's protest -- The making of a rebel -- Byse breaks the deadlock -- The sage and the upstart -- The colonists united church and state -- How religious diversity changed America -- Diversity forces religion from the schools -- Excessive religious zeal -- "Mr. Schempp, do you believe in the divinity of Christ?" -- Is the Bible sectarian? -- Why not recite the Navaho invocation to beauty? -- The race to the Supreme Court -- "Colored by our own experiences" -- Passion plays for all -- Back to Judge Biggs -- New York's "clay-footed pigeon" -- Fifty-one Buddhist children -- In chambers -- Days of Defiance -- Does Schempp have a future?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-382) and index.
LCCN 2006102220
ISBN9780472108374 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0472108379 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks KF228.A25 S65 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold