Farewell to Christendom.pdf

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1、FarewelltoChristendomThispageintentionallyleftblankFarewelltoChristendomTheFutureofChurchandStateinAmericaThomasJ.Curry2001198MadisonAvenue,NewYork,NewYork10016OxfordUniversityPressisadepartmentoftheUniversityofOxfordItfurtherstheUniversity'sobjectiveofexcellenceinresearch,scholarship,andeducation

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5、uirerLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataCurry,ThomasJ.FarewelltoChristendom:thefutureofchurchandstateinAmerica/ThomasJ.Curry.p.cm.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-19-514569-01.Churchandstate—UnitedStates.2.Freedomofreligion—UnitedStates.3.UnitedStates.Constitution.1stAmen

6、dment.I.Title.BR516.C932001322′.1′0973—dc212001016313ForL.B.M.ThispageintentionallyleftblankPrefaceGiventhenumberofbooksaboutAmericanChurch-Staterelations,areadermightreasonablyaskwhyanotherisneeded.MostofthehistoricalbackgroundsurroundingtheFirstAmendmenthasbeenknownfordecades,anditisunlikelythat

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