|
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs
|
Buy Now
The Yoder Case - Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R942
Discovery Miles 9 420
|
|
|
The Yoder Case - Religious Freedom, Education, and Parental Rights (Paperback, New)
Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days
|
Compulsory education has always been in the best interest of the
state, as it fosters good citizenship and self-sufficiency. But
what if a segment of society considers state education detrimental
to its own values/ In the late 1960s, one Wisconsin Amish community
held that view and removed its children from public schools. When
the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder and two other
parents to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed.
Prize-winning historian Shawn Peters now offers a complete and
compelling account of the "Yoder case and of the tortured decision
of simple Amish folk to break tradition and "go to law." He
examines the breadth of First Amendment protections, the validity
of compulsory school attendance, and the fundamental rights of
parents and children. He also takes readers deep into the world of
the Old Order Amish to show how their beliefs were often at
variance with the very measures being undertaken to protect them.
While most accounts of "Wisconsin v. Yoder have focused on its
origins and implications, Peters lays out all the facts of the case
to reveal their intrinsic importance. He draws on trial transcripts
and in-depth interviews with participants to fully explore the
backgrounds, motivations, and strategies of the people who shaped
the case--particularly the National Committee for Amish Religious
Freedom and its attorney William Ball. He then describes in
riveting prose how the trial unfolded, explains the impact of First
Amendment jurisprudence on ordinary citizens involved, and shows
how a relatively obscure dispute became a conflict of national
importance. When the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 ruled in favor of
the Amish, its decision washailed by many as a victory for
religious freedom but was also criticized for conferring special
protection on the faith. "Yoder was subsequently cited in
fundamentalist Christian efforts to excuse children from public
schooling, but faith-based exemption to law was ultimately defeated
in other tests. Peters traces the progress of such cases into the
1990s to show how "Yoder in some ways marked the beginning of the
end of an era for religious liberty jurisprudence. In exploring the
meaning and legacy of "Yoder, Peters reveals not only the human
element of a landmark case but also its continuing relevance for
our times.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
You might also like..
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
bundle available
(2)
(1)
