Church and state in America : the first two centuries /
This book describes American ideas about and policies toward the relationship between government and religion from the founding of Virginia in 1607 to the presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837. Four principles were paramount during this period: the importance of religion to the public welfare; the...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge [U.K.] ; New York, N.Y. :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Cambridge essential histories.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | This book describes American ideas about and policies toward the relationship between government and religion from the founding of Virginia in 1607 to the presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837. Four principles were paramount during this period: the importance of religion to the public welfare; the resulting obligation of government to support religion; liberty of conscience and voluntarism; the requirement that churches be supported by free will gifts, not taxation. The relevance of the concept of the separation of church and state during this period is examined in detail. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 207 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-193) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780521864930 0521864933 9780521683432 0521683432 9780511366291 0511366299 051136511X 9780511365119 |