Publisher's Synopsis
"In part one, Forlines explores the influence of secularism upon the American founders, including considering the time of secularism, the absence of secularism in the writings of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, and scholars' interpretation of Jefferson particularly. In part two, Forlines introduces the legal doctrine of the strict separation of church and state vis-à-vis two Supreme Court cases: Everson v. Board of Education and McCollum v. Board of Education. In part three, Forlines issues a call to reclaim Jefferson's view on the intersection of church and state, which, Forlines argues, is reasonable accommodation rather than strict separation. Finally, in part four, Forlines sums up his argument"--.
