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The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state

Title
The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.
Author
Miller, Nicholas Patrick.
Publication
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

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Description
xviii, 242 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
Contents
Introduction: religion and American disestablishment -- The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision -- The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn -- The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of American dissent -- Revolutionary and governor: William Livingston opposes Anglican control of King's College -- Theologian and politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle -- Epilogue: back to the future of church and state.
Call Number
JFE 13-4519
ISBN
  • 9780199858361 (alk. paper)
  • 0199858365 (alk. paper)
LCCN
  • 2012000426
  • 40021174637
OCLC
774147816
Author
Miller, Nicholas Patrick.
Title
The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
Other Standard Identifier
40021174637
Research Call Number
JFE 13-4519
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