Brown, Steven Preston.

Trumping religion the new Christian right, the free speech clause, and the courts / [electronic resource] : Steven P. Brown. - Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2002. - viii, 187 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-180) and index.

The Bible and the bench : an introduction to new Christian right activism in the courts -- A perfect state of society : the emergence of conservative Christian public interest law -- One in purpose : the firms that litigate the new Christian right agenda -- "Incremental pragmatism" : legal strategies of the new Christian right -- Scaling the establishment wall : free speech and the Supreme Court's religion cases -- Pathbreakers and gatekeepers : the lower federal court response to the new Christian right -- Money, media, and (not so) gentle persuasion : new Christian right lawyers outside the courtroom -- Legal right or gospel tool? : the past and future of the new Christian right's free speech strategy in the courts.


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Church and state--United States.
Freedom of religion--United States.
Christianity and politics--United States.


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