Wellspring of liberty : how Virginia's religious dissenters helped win the American Revolution and secured religious liberty / John A. Ragosta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ragosta, John A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and state--Virginia--History--18th century.

Church and state.

Dissenters, Religious--Virginia--History--18th century.

Dissenters, Religious.

Freedom of religion--Virginia--History--18th century.

Freedom of religion.

Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.

Virginia.

Virginia--Politics and government--1775-1783.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Virginia's dissenters, primarily Presbyterians and Baptists demanded religious liberty in return for supporting the American Revolution. The resulting negotiations not only brought Virginia, and America, religious freedom, but politicized dissenters and republicanized the polity.

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Virginians Dissent; 2. Pleading for Reform and Demanding Freedom; 3. British Plans for Success; 4. Did the Dissenters Fight?; 5. After the War; 6. What Did They Fight, and Bargain, For?; Epilogue; Appendix A: Persons Persecuted for Religion, Eighteenth-Century Virginia, Post-1763; Appendix B: Denominational Support for Mobilization in Virginia during the American Revolution; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed Sept. 7, 2010).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-977992-9

0-19-975094-7

9786612544804

1-282-54480-2

OCLC:

610030235