Vincent Phillip Munoz
University of Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN 46556-4635)
FEL-262064-19
Fellowships
Research Programs
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[Grant products]
Totals:
$60,000 (approved)
$60,000 (awarded)
Grant period:
1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020
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Religious Freedom and the American Founding: The Natural Right of Religious Liberty, the Original Meanings of the Religion Clauses, and Our 'First Freedom' Today
Research and writing leading to publication of a book on the First Amendment's Free Exercise Clause and the American founders’ views on religious liberty.
I propose to complete a book titled "Religious Freedom & The American Founding: The Natural Right of Religious Liberty, The Original Meanings of the Religion Clauses, and Our 'First Freedom' Today." The book will: (1) articulate the founders' natural rights political philosophy of religious liberty; (2) explain what we can and cannot determine about original meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clause, thereby revealing the limitations, complications, and difficulties of church-state originalism; and (3) construct a natural rights approach to the First Amendment's Religion Clauses.
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