James S Kabala

Church-State Relations in the Early American Republic, 1787-1846 (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Americans of the Early Republic devoted close attention to the question of what should be the proper relationship between church and state. Kabala examines this debate across six decades and shows that an understanding of this period is not possible without appreciating the key role religion played in the formation of the nation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 274
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317321019
• Artikelnr.: 43480670

Autorenporträt

James S. Kabala

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 Beyond the First Amendment: Religion and the Federal Government
Chapter 2 The Protestant Clergy and the Rise of the Non-Sectarian Consensus
Chapter 3 'The Political Orphans of Your State': Religious Tests in the Early Republic
Chapter 4 The Limits of Consensus: The Unorthodox in the Court System
Chapter 5 Legislative Prayer in the Early Republic: The Consensus Defeats Theocracy and Secularism
Chapter 6 Epilogue