Liberty, conscience, and toleration : the political thought of William Penn / Andrew R. Murphy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murphy, Andrew R., 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Freedom of religion--United States--History.

Freedom of religion.

Religious tolerance--United States--History.

Religious tolerance.

Liberty--History.

Liberty.

Religion and state.

Penn, William, 1644-1718--Philosophy.

Penn, William.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Liberty, Conscience, and Toleration focuses on the major political episodes that attracted William Penn's sustained attention as a political thinker and actor: the controversy over the Second Conventicle Act, the Popish Plot and Exclusion Crisis, the founding and settlement of Pennsylvania, and the contentious reign of James II. Through a careful examination of writings published in the midst of the religious and political conflicts of Restoration and Revolutionary England, Murphy contextualizes the development of Penn's thought in England and America, illuminating the mutual interconnections

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. William Penn in England and America: An Approach to Political Thought in Context

2. Emergence: 1668-1671

3. Debut: The Peoples Ancient and Just Liberties

4. Plot: Parliament, Popery, and Liberty, 1678-1681

5. Founding: Theory Meets Practice?

6. Revolution: William Penn and James II 1685-1688

7. Return: The 1690s

8. Legacy?

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-027121-3

0-19-027120-5