Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries (Cambridge Essential Histories) - Hardcover

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Hutson, James H.

 
9780521864930: Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries (Cambridge Essential Histories)
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ISBN 10: 0521864933 ISBN 13: 9780521864930
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

James H. Hutson has been Chief of the Manuscripts Division at the Library of Congress since 1982. He has previously held positions as Coordinator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Programs at the Library of Congress, and as lecturer at the College of William and Mary and Yale University. Among his many publications, Dr Hutson has written Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (6th printing, 2002); Forgotten Features of the Founding: The Recovery of Religious Themes in Early American History (2003); and The Founders on Religion (2005).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2008
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521864933
ISBN 13 
9780521864930
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
220

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