The American Theory of Church and State

2002. ISBN-13: 9781584 Chu91; ISBN-10: 1584771798. Beth, Loren P. The American Theory of Church and State. Originally published: Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1958. vii, 183 pp. Reprinted 2002 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771791; ISBN-10: 1584771798. Hardcover. New. $26.95 * Beth questions the relevance of the principle of church-state separation in light of the modern American political system and modern society in general. In his impassioned theory, Beth defends this separation, and supports his thesis with a historical perspective that traces the idea from its origins in seventeenth-century English thought to the present day.