The founding fathers and the debate over religion in revolutionary America a history in documents

Whether America was founded as a Christian nation or as a secular republic is one of the most fiercely debated questions in American history. Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate. The texts included i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Harris, Matthew L. (-), Kidd, Thomas S.
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press cop. 2012
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Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991003425399708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the founding fathers and religion
  • Religion and the Continental Congress
  • Religion and state governments
  • Constitution and ratification
  • Religion and the federal government
  • Disestablishment and the separation of church and state
  • The founding fathers' own views on religion.