How Long to Read Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas

How Long Does it Take to Read Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas?

It takes the average reader 13 hours and 12 minutes to read Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas by Stephen M Feldman

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Whether in the form of Christmas trees in town squares or prayer in school, fierce disputes over the separation of church and state have long bedeviled this country. Both decried and celebrated, this principle is considered by many, for right or wrong, a defining aspect of American national identity. Nearly all discussions regarding the role of religion in American life build on two dominant assumptions: first, the separation of church and state is a constitutional principle that promotes democracy and equally protects the religious freedom of all Americans, especially religious outgroups; and second, this principle emerges as a uniquely American contribution to political theory. In Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas, Stephen M. Feldman challenges both these assumptions. He argues that the separation of church and state primarily manifests and reinforces Christian domination in American society. Furthermore, Feldman reveals that the separation of church and state did not first arise in the United States. Rather, it has slowly evolved as a political and religious development through western history, beginning with the initial appearance of Christianity as it contentiously separated from Judaism.In tracing the historical roots of the separation of church and state within the Western world, Feldman begins with the Roman Empire and names Augustine as the first political theorist to suggest the idea. Feldman next examines how the roles of church and state variously merged and divided throughout history, during the Crusades, the Italian Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, the British Civil War and Restoration, the early North American colonies, nineteenth-century America, and up to the present day. In challenging the dominant story of the separation of church and state, Feldman interprets the development of Christian social power vis--vis the state and religious minorities, particularly the prototypical religious outgroup, Jews.

How long is Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas?

Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas by Stephen M Feldman is 768 pages long, and a total of 198,144 words.

This makes it 259% the length of the average book. It also has 242% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 18 hours and 2 minutes to read Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas aloud.

What Reading Level is Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas?

Please Don't Wish Me a Merry Christmas is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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