The first prejudice : religious tolerance and intolerance in early America / edited by Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beneke, Chris (Christopher J.)

Grenda, Christopher S.

Series:

Early American studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious tolerance.

Church history.

United States--Church history--17th century.

United States.

United States--Church history--18th century.

United States--Religion--To 1800.

Religion.

Religious tolerance--United States.

Physical Description:

vi, 401 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]

Contents:

Part I. Ideologies of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America :

1. Faith, reason, and enlightenment : the cultural sources of toleration in early America / Christopher S. Grenda

2. Amalek and the rhetoric of extermination / John Corrigan

Part II. Practices of Tolerance and Intolerance in Colonial British America :

3. The episcopate, the British union, and the failure of religious settlement in colonial British America / Ned Landsman

4. Practicing toleration in Dutch New Netherland / Joyce D. Goodfriend

5. Heretics, blasphemers, and Sabbath breakers : the prosecution of religious crime in early America / Susan Juster

6. Persecuting Quakers? : liberty and toleration in early Pennsylvania / Andrew R. Murphy

Part III. The Boundaries of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America ;

7. Native freedom? : Indians and religious tolerance in early America / Richard W. Pointer

8. Slaves to intolerance : African American Christianity and religious freedom in early America / Jon Sensbach

9. Catholics, Protestants, and the clash of civilizations in early America / Owen Stanwood

10. Anti-Semitism, toleration, and appreciation : the changing relations of Jews and Gentiles in early America / William Pencak

Part IV. The Persistence of Tolerance and Intolerance in the New Nation :

11. The "catholic spirit" prevailing in our country" : America's moderate religious revolution / Chris Benek

12. The boundaries of toleration and tolerance : religious infidelity in the early American republic / Christopher Grasso

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780812242706

081224270X

OCLC:

606785058