Encyclopedia of Religion in American PoliticsJeffrey Schultz, John G. West, Iain Maclean Today, such issues as abortion, capital punishment, sex education, racism, prayer in public schools, and family values keep religion and politics closely entwined in American public life. This encyclopedia is an A-to-Z listing of a broad range of topics related to religious issues and politics, ranging from the religious freedom sought by the Pilgrims in the 1620s to the rise of the religious right in the 1980s. |
Contents
Appendices | 273 |
Speeches and Documents | 275 |
The Act of Toleration of Maryland Colony 1649 | 277 |
The First Thanksgiving Proclamation 1676 | 278 |
Clause XVI of the Virginia Declaration of Rights 1776 | 279 |
James Madisons Memorial and Remonstrance 1785 | 280 |
The Northwest Ordinance 1787 | 282 |
George Washingtons Thanksgiving Proclamation 1789 | 285 |
Lyrics to The Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe 1862 | 295 |
The Second Inaugural Address of President Abraham Lincoln 1865 | 296 |
Philip Schaffs Speech on The Idea of Religious Freedom 1888 | 297 |
Andrew Carnegies Gospel of Wealth 1889 | 299 |
Pope Leo XIIIs Encyclical Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae 1899 | 300 |
Booker T Washingtons The Religious Life of the Negro Speech 1905 | 304 |
Humanist Manifesto 1933 | 305 |
Christian Coalitions Contract with the American Family 1995 | 310 |
Constitutional Clauses Addressing Religion 178991 | 286 |
Thomas Jeffersons Letter to the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut 1802 | 288 |
Angelina Grimkes Appeal to Christian Women 1836 | 292 |
South Carolina Governor John H Hammonds Slavery Is Not a Sin Speech 1853 | 294 |
List of Organizations | 312 |
Timeline | 329 |
Index | 351 |
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