Name/Title
Lectures on Religion and the Founding of the American Republic Edited by John W. Welch with Stephen J. FlemingDescription
Introduction -- English inheritance "nursing fathers": The model for church-state relations in America from James I to Jefferson / James H. Hutson -- The English Revolution, Milton, and the roots of religious liberty in America / John S. Tanner -- The Bible and Colonial America: the influence of the Hebrew scriptures on the founders and founding of the American republic / Andrew C. Skinner -- Biblical Law in America: historical perspectives and potentials for reform / John W. Welch -- Religious minorities, "could a Catholic become an American?": the Catholic experience in the early years of the country / George Niederauer -- Early Jewish singers of the American dream: from Penina Moise to Emma Lazarus / Fred Wenger -- The Revolutionary era: religion at war in support of the American Revolution / Milton V. Backman, Jr. -- The Virginia Bill of Rights and the birth of religious freedom / W. Cole Durham -- Thomas Jefferson: religious beliefs and political doctrines / Matthew S. Holland -- The early republic awash in a sea of faith: America and the second great awakening / Grant Underwood -- Routing the Republic: religion and the American West / Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp.
140 pages :illustrations, maps ;28 cmBook Details
Date Published
2003Publication Subjects
Statesmen--Religious life--United States--History--18th century.
Church and state--United States--History--18th century.
Freedom of religion--United States--History--18th century.
Church and state.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00860509
Freedom of religion.--fast--(OCoLC)fst00934030
Statesmen--Religious life.--fast--(OCoLC)fst01132008Call No.
E209 .L43 2003ISBN
0842525483, 9780842525480LCCN
2003011092Notes
Bibliography Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Carrier type: volumencrdacarrier
Media type: unmediatednrdamedia