A promised land : Jewish patriots, the American Revolution, and the birth of religious freedom / Adam Jortner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jortner, Adam, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jews--United States--History--18th century.

Jews.

Jews--United States--Politics and government--18th century.

Freedom of religion--United States--History--18th century.

Freedom of religion.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity--History--18th century.

Judaism.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Jewish.

United States.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.

United States--Ethnic relations--18th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 330 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]

Summary:

In 'A Promised Land', Adam Jortner dismantles the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation first and foremost. Widening the scope of the American Revolution and those who fought in it, Jortner explores the central role of Judaism in the making of the United States and its definition of citizenship.

Contents:

Hebrew Letters

All Over the Map

The Rabbi of the Revolution

Jews at War

The Synagogue of the Revolution

A Possibility of Jews

"Congress Shall Make No Law..."

Alien and Sedition

Democratization

The Black Synagogue

The Converts

The Jew Bill

Conclusion: The Revolutionary Legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 23, 2024).

ISBN:

0-19-753688-3

0-19-753689-1

0-19-753687-5

OCLC:

1425485172