Religion and the New Republic: Faith in the Founding of AmericaJames H. Hutson A collection of America's historians, philosophers and theologians examines the role of religion in the founding of the United States. These essays, originally delivered at the Library of Congress, presents scholarship on a topic that still generates considerable controversy. Readers interested in colonial history, religion and politics, and the relationship between church and state should find the book helpful. Contributors include Daniel L. Driesbach, John Witte Jr, Thomas E. Buckley, Mark A. Knoll, Catherine A. Brekus, Michael Novak and James Hutson. |
Contents
Separating Church | 41 |
Thomas Jefferson a Mammoth Cheese and the Wall | 65 |
Womens Religious Activism | 115 |
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