The religious roots of the First Amendment

dissenting Protestantism and the separation of church and state

The religious roots of the First Amendment
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The religious roots of the First Amendment

dissenting Protestantism and the separation of church and state

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Table of Contents

Introduction: religion and American disestablishment
The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision
The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn bring dissenting Protestantism to America
The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of dissent in America
Revolutionary and governor: William Livington and the Anglican control of King's College
The political theologian and the theological politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle
Epilogue: back to the future: three competing views of church and state.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. ).and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
323.44/20973
Library of Congress
BR115.L28 M55 2012, BR115.L28M55 2012, BR115.L28 M55 2012eb

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL25189778M
ISBN 13
9780199858361
LCCN
2012000426
OCLC/WorldCat
774147816, 794002119

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