Religion and the Founding of the American Republic

Name: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic
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ISBN: 9780844409481

ISBN-10: 0844409480

ISBN-13: 9780844409481

Edition: 1998

Authors: James H. Hutson, Sara Day, Jaroslav Pelikan

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In a clear and original treatment of a controversial topic, historian James H. Hutson describes the rise of organized religion in America and its interaction with government from the arrival of Protestant and Catholic groups in New England and the middle Colonies in the early 17th century to the establishment of new religious groups in the early decades of the 19th century. By interpreting the Puritans' arrival in New England in the context of European religious persecution, he lays the groundwork for his examination of the evolving relationship between church and state in America. The history of Rhode Island Baptists and Pennsylvania Quakers prefigured the principles of religious freedom…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Library of Congress
Publication date: 4/1/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Leon Horsten is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bristol, UK.



Foreword



Preface



Acknowledgements


Chronology


America as a Religious Refuge


Religion in Eighteenth-Century America


Religion and the American Revolution


Religion and the Congress of the Confederation, 1774-89t


Religion and the State Governments


Religion and the Federal Government


Religion and the New Republic


Notes


Library of Congress Resources


Select Bibliography


Catalogue of Objects in the Exhibition


Index