The Forgotten Founders on Religion and Public Life

The Forgotten Founders on Religion and Public Life

(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) Few historical subjects cause more disagreement in American constitutional jurisprudence than church-state relations during the nation's founding. [...]these authors capture a remarkable diversity of approaches to the common challenge, showing...

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Published in:Journal of American Studies Vol. 44; no. 4; pp. 806 - 807
Main Author: BERNSTEIN, R. B.
Format: Book Review Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 01-11-2010
Subjects:
Adams, Abigail (1744-1818)
Ellsworth, Oliver (1745-1807)
Hamilton, Thomas
Hitchens, Christopher
Randolph, Robert
Religion
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Smith, Gary Scott
Waldman, Steven
Warren, Mercy Otis (1728-1814)
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Summary:(ProQuest: ... denotes non-US-ASCII text omitted.) Few historical subjects cause more disagreement in American constitutional jurisprudence than church-state relations during the nation's founding. [...]these authors capture a remarkable diversity of approaches to the common challenge, showing that Americans of the founding period were as diverse and conflicted in their views of church-state relations as we are today. [...]how does this book fit with the argument that the leading founding fathers were deists or atheists, insisting on strict separation of church and state for secularist reasons?
ISSN:0021-8758
1469-5154
DOI:10.1017/S0021875810001817