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Religion and Politics in the Early Republic: Jasper Adams and the Church-State Debate
Daniel Dreisbach (Ed.)
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Paperback. Editor(s): Dreisbach, Daniel L. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illustrations, 1 facsim., ports. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386. An excellent, clean copy
The church-state debate currently alive in our courts and legislatures is strikingly similar to that of the 1830s. A secular drift in American culture and the role of religion in a pluralistic society were concerns that dominated the controversy then, as now. In Religion and Politics in the Early Republic, Daniel L. Dreisbach compellingly argues that the issues in our current debate were framed in earlier centuries by documents crucial to an understanding of church-state relations, the First Amendment, and our present concern with the constitutional role of religion in American public life. Reflection on this national discussion of ... Read more
The church-state debate currently alive in our courts and legislatures is strikingly similar to that of the 1830s. A secular drift in American culture and the role of religion in a pluralistic society were concerns that dominated the controversy then, as now. In Religion and Politics in the Early Republic, Daniel L. Dreisbach compellingly argues that the issues in our current debate were framed in earlier centuries by documents crucial to an understanding of church-state relations, the First Amendment, and our present concern with the constitutional role of religion in American public life. Reflection on this national discussion of ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky Lexington
Number of pages
220
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813108803
SKU
KRS0018126
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