From Jamestown to Jefferson : the evolution of religious freedom in Virginia edited by Paul Rasor and Richard E. Bond

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rasor, Paul B.

Bond, Richard E., 1977-

Virginia Wesleyan College

Virginia Wesleyan College. Center for the Study of Religious Freedom.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of religion--Virginia--History--17th century.

Freedom of religion.

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

Church and state--Virginia--History--17th century.

Church and state.

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

Virginia--Church history--17th century.

Virginia.

Virginia--Church history--18th century.

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Social and political views.

Jefferson, Thomas.

Virginia. Act for establishing religious freedom.

Physical Description:

viii, 203 p. ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, c2011.

Contents:

Evidence of religion in seventeenth-century Virginia / Brent Tarter

Lived religion in colonial Virginia / Edward L. Bond

Religious diversity in colonial Virginia : red, black, and white / Philip D. Morgan

Sectarians and strategies of dissent in colonial Virginia / Monica Najar

Establishing new bases for religious authority / Thomas E. Buckley

Virginia's contributions to the enduring themes of religious liberty in America / Daniel L. Dreisbach.

Notes:

The origins of this volume lie in a semester-long symposium held during the fall of 2007 at Virginia Wesleyan College in Norfolk, Virginia, entitled "From Jamestown to Jefferson: The Evolution of Religious Authority in Colonial Virginia." The symposium was sponsored by the college's Center for the Study of Religious Freedom.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813931081 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

0813931088 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

9780813931180 (e-book)

0813931185 (e-book)

OCLC:

657270806