Store Events - July 30, 7:00 p.m.

Malaprop’s is proud to welcome law professor Jay Wexler, who will present his new book, Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars. In this humorous and insightful work Wexler crosses the country to visit the people and places responsible for landmark controversial decisions in recent judicial history. Wexler is a professor at the Boston University School of Law and has studied religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including Spy magazine and the Stanford Law Review.

Holy Hullabaloos: A Road Trip to the Battlegrounds of the Church/State Wars
by Wexler, Jay
Format:  Trade Paperback
Price:  $20.00
Published: Beacon Press, 2009
Inventory Status: On Our Shelves Now

After ten years spent riddling over the intricacies of church/state law from the ivory tower, law professor Jay Wexler decided it was high time to hit the road to learn what really happened in some of the most controversial Supreme Court cases involving this hot-button issue. In "Holy Hullabaloos," he takes us along for the ride, crossing the country to meet the people and visit the places responsible for landmark decisions in recent judicial history, from a high school football field where fans once recited prayers before kickoff to a Santeria church notorious for animal sacrifice, from a publicly funded Muslim school to a creationist museum. Wexler's no-holds-barred approach to investigating famous church/state brouhahas is as funny as it is informative.