Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Keyword
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Religion Law
Front Matters - Vol. 11, No. 1, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
Front Matters - Vol. 11, No. 1, Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal
No abstract provided.
The Siren Song Of History: Originalism And The Religion Clauses, Jeffrey Shulman
The Siren Song Of History: Originalism And The Religion Clauses, Jeffrey Shulman
Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works
It is hard to foresee much happiness in the lot of those seeking the original meaning of the Religion Clauses. We may acknowledge the opacity of the historical record, the variety of viewpoints held by founders forgotten and non-forgotten, the humanness of the founders who did not always practice what they preached, even the basic indeterminancy of language; still, we are seduced by the siren song of interpretive certainty. But the search for greater clarity is not without its payoff. As the three books under review here illustrate, the more we look for answers in the historical record, the more …