Facts and Fictions About the History of Separation of Church and State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5887727 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Witte (0009-0005-9790-9097) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 15-45 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Church and State (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-969X • E-ISSN: 2040-4867 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jcs/48.1.15 |
| OpenAlex | W1981106165 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
Responding to several new histories of church and state in America, this Article warns against the emerging view that separation of church and state is a distinctly American and relatively modern invention that has been used principally to harm religion and religious freedom. The Article traces the historical roots and routes of the principle of separation of church and state in biblical, patristic, Catholic, Protestant, and Enlightenment sources. It then shows how the eighteenth-century American founders used this principle to press five religious liberty concerns: protection of the state from the church; protection of the church from the state; protection of liberty of conscience from both church and state; protection of the new states from the federal government in their treatment of religion; and protection of citizens from unwelcome support and participation in religion. Finally, the article analyses the uses and misuses of this principle in the later history of American law.
Church History · Conscience · Enlightenment · Freedom of Religion · Harm · Human rights · Political science · Protestantism · Religious freedom · Secular state · Separation of church and state · State (computer science) · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
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ANC’s step-aside rule through the eye of the missio politica as mandated by Missio Dei
Human Rights and Orthodox Christianity
Pietro Giannone and the Nonjuring Contribution to the Separation of Church and State
Re-assessing governmental corruption of religion
The Contribution of Religiosity to Ideology
John Locke’s “Unease
The Exit-Voice Choice
The Role of Black Christian Beliefs in the Civil Rights Movement
| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,93 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |