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The founders on God and government / edited by Daniel L. Dreisbach, Mark D. Hall, Jeffry H. Morrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Declaration of Independence--Signers--Religious life.
- United States.
- United States. Constitution--Signers--Religious life.
- Christianity and politics--United States--History--18th century.
- Christianity and politics.
- Statesmen--Religious life--United States.
- Statesmen.
- Statesmen--Religious life.
- Religion.
- History.
- United States--Religion--18th century.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 314 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2004]
- Summary:
- In The Founders on God and Government, Daniel L. Dreisbach, Mark David Hall, and Jeffry H. Morrison bring together noted scholars to explore the role religion played in the political thoughts and deeds of nine founding fathers. The result is a seminal work that deepens our understanding of the relationship between faith and politics at America's founding.
- Contents:
- Foreword: Religious Liberty / Michael Novak ix
- 1 Religion and the Common Good: George Washington on Church and State / Vincent Phillip Munoz 1
- 2 One Public Religion, Many Private Religions: John Adams and the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution / John Witte Jr. 23
- 3 The Religious Rhetoric of Thomas Jefferson / Thomas E. Buckley, S.J. 53
- 4 Religion and Politics in the Thought of James Madison / Garrett Ward Sheldon 83
- 5 John Witherspoon's Revolutionary Religion / Jeffry H. Morrison 117
- 6 Benjamin Franklin and the Role of Religion in Governing Democracy / Howard L. Lubert 147
- 7 James Wilson: Presbyterian, Anglican, Thomist, or Deist? Does It Matter? / Mark D. Hall 181
- 8 George Mason's Pursuit of Religious Liberty in Revolutionary Virginia / Daniel L. Dreisbach 207
- 9 Catholic Politics and Religious Liberty in America: The Carrolls of Maryland / James R. Stoner 251
- Afterword: Revolutionary-Era Americans: Were They Enlightened or Protestant? Does It Matter? / Barry Alan Shain 273.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-303) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0742522784
- 0742522792
- OCLC:
- 55055141
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