Church and state in America : the first two centuries
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Church and state in America : the first two centuries
（Cambridge essential histories）
Cambridge University Press, 2008
- : hbk
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-193) and index
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Description
This is an account of the ideas about and public policies relating to the relationship between government and religion from the settlement of Virginia in 1607 to the presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-37. This book describes the impact and the relationship of various events, legislative, and judicial actions, including the English Toleration Act of 1689, the First and Second Great Awakenings, the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and Jefferson's Letter to the Danbury Baptists. Four principles were paramount in the American approach to government's relation to religion: the importance of religion to public welfare; the resulting desirability of government support of religion (within the limitations of political culture); liberty of conscience and voluntaryism; the requirement that religion be supported by free will offerings, not taxation. Hutson analyzes and describes the development and interplay of these principles, and considers the relevance of the concept of the separation of church and state during this period.
Table of Contents
- 1. The seventeenth century
- 2. To the American Revolution
- 3. The Confederation period
- 4. The Constitution and beyond.
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