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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| 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 |
Table of Contents:
- The seventeenth century
- To the American Revolution
- The Confederation period
- The Constitution and beyond.