- Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 242 p.) : ill.
- Uniform Title
- Religious roots of the First Amendment (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Religious roots of the First Amendment (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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 Livington 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.
- LCCN
- 2012000426
- OCLC
- ssj0000658362
- Author
Miller, Nicholas Patrick.
- Title
The religious roots of the First Amendment [electronic resource] : 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.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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