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The life and work of James Dunn is honored in this volume, which
represents a warm, from-the-heart remembrance from the pen of
thirteen people who know him well.
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
asserts that "Congress shall make no law respecting an
establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the
Government for a redress of grievances." The initial statement of
this amendment boldly asserts that religious freedom is the "first
freedom" of the American people. The BJC stands guard, defending
the first freedom of the First Amendment. Brent Walker identifies
the historical and theological principles that undergird freedom of
religion. In doing so, he challenges the myth that religious
freedom and church-state separation are rooted only in the ideas of
the Enlightenment. Religious persons with spiritual convictions
preceded the Enlightenment years, though most Enlightenment leaders
certainly embraced and advocated religious freedom.
This title looks at the fight to defend and extend religious
liberty by keeping church and state separate. For nearly two
decades, Brent Walker has fought to defend and extend religious
liberty for all and uphold the wall of separation between church
and state in our nation's capital. First as the Baptist Joint
Committee's legal counsel and as executive director since 1999,
Walker articulates a cogent Baptist understanding of the importance
of the First Amendment's religion clauses in protecting our
God-given religious liberty. This collection of essays, speeches,
sermons, and congressional testimony provides a living history of
the modern era the life of the Baptist Joint Committee, now in its
eighth decade. It includes historical essays dealing with the role
of the pulpit in the fight for American independence, the
involvement of James Madison and Thomas Jefferson in fashioning the
First Amendment, and the contribution of numerous Baptists like
Roger Williams and John Clarke to our understanding of the proper
relationship between church and state. It also addresses specific
religious liberty issues such as school vouchers, charitable
choice, the Ten Commandments, religion in the public schools,
attempts to amend the Constitution, including testimony he has
given before House and Senate committees on these and other issues.
Both a lawyer and an ordained minister, Walker writes on
church-state cases decided by the Supreme Court and about the
justices themselves as well the theological underpinning of his
passion for religious liberty. Sermons he has preached in Baptist
pulpits across the land are also included.
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