Article(electronic)#31April 20, 2015
American Religious Freedom: Reflections on Koppelman and Smith
In: The review of politics, Volume 77, Issue 2, p. 287-299
ISSN: 1748-6858
Among contemporary scholars of American religious freedom, Andrew Koppelman and Steven Smith are two of the most esteemed. They address, in their respective books, a broad range of important issues. Space limitations constrain me to be selective in this review essay; I comment here on what Koppelman and Smith say, and don't say, about two of the most fundamental issues regarding American religious freedom: the meaning of the nonestablishment norm and the constitutionality of granting conscience-protecting exemptions only to religious believers.
