Find a copy online
Links to this item
Find a copy in the library
Finding libraries that hold this item...
Details
Genre/Form: | Church history History Aufsatzsammlung |
---|---|
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Daniel L Dreisbach |
ISBN: | 0742522792 9780742522794 0742522784 9780742522787 |
OCLC Number: | 265658138 |
Description: | XX, 314 Seiten |
Contents: | Chapter 1 Foreword: Religious Liberty Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Religion and The Common Good: George Washington on Church and State Chapter 4 One Public Religion, Many Private Religions: John Adams and the 1780 Massachusetts Constitution Chapter 5 The Religious Rhetoric of Thomas Jefferson Chapter 6 Religion and Politics in the Thought of James Madison Chapter 7 John Witherspoon's Revolutionary Religion Chapter 8 Benjamin Franklin and the Role of Religion in Governing Democracy Chapter 9 James Wilson: Presbyterian, Anglican, Thomist, or Deist? Does it Matter? Chapter 10 George Mason's Pursuit of Religious Liberty in Revolutionary Virginia Chapter 11 Catholic Politics and Religious Liberty in America: The Carrolls of Maryland Chapter 12 Afterword: Revolutionary-Era Americans: Were They Enlightened or Protestant? Does it Matter? Part 13 Bibliography |
Responsibility: | ed. by Daniel L. Dreisbach ... |
More information: |
Reviews
Publisher Synopsis
This fine book belongs on the small shelf of required books of anyone who wishes to understand the religious roots of our American republic. With careful attention to the massive scholarship bearing on the subject, it concisely and elegantly makes the argument that religion does matter to the Founding, and it explains the scope and central importance of religious liberty for leading actors in that great drama. Incisive, a good read, warmly recommended. -- G. Ellis Sandoz, director, Eric Voegelin Institute for American Renaissance Studies The Founders and God were often inseparable, despite the tenor of much modern scholarship. This volume does an excellent job of bringing them back togetherrrrr -- Donald Drakeman, Lecturer, Department of Politics, Princeton University Written by eminent scholars of law, politics, and history, this edited collection of insightful essays examines the vital role of Christianity in the political thought and deeds of influential founding fathers. The Founders on God and Government paints rich biographical portraits of the most famous founders (George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin) and several of the not-so-famous founders (George Mason, James Wilson, John Witherspoon, and the Catholic Carroll family of Maryland). These engaging profiles explore how religion informed the values, political philosophies, and public deeds of these statesmen. The reader gains from these portraits an intimate acquaintance with the subjects and the times in which they lived. This book is essential reading for all citizens who want to understand religion's inestimable contribution to the great American experiment in political self-government and liberty under the law. * National Liberty Journal * If the editors of this collection intended it to redress an imbalance resulting from neglect of the founders' religious beliefs, it succeeds...if they hoped to stimulate additional scholarship on the complex interrelationships between sources of the founders' religious beliefs and their political theories, we may hope it will succeed. * The Virginia Magazine Of History and Biography * Recommended. Upper-level undergraduates and above. * CHOICE * What is the proper relationship between religion and politics in America? This question has been debated from the earliest colonists to contemporary politicians. Certainly during my 30 years in the U.S. Senate there were few issues more contentious than those involving religion and politics.The Founders on God and Government sheds important light on the influence of Christianity on the political thoughts and actions of nine of the most important Founders. Because of the influence these men had on America's constitutional order, this collection should be read by anyone concerned about the proper relationship between religion and politics today. -- Mark O. Hatfield, Former U.S. Senator The Founders and God were often inseparable, despite the tenor of much modern scholarship. This volume does an excellent job of bringing them back together -- Donald Drakeman, Lecturer, Department of Politics, Princeton University McGarvie's One Nation Under Law is the most innovative recent study of church-state relations in the early republic. * Journal of the Early Republic * Read more...


Tags
Similar Items
Related Subjects:(16)
- Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
- Founding Fathers of the United States -- Religious life.
- United States -- Church history -- To 1775.
- Christianisme et politique -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle.
- Pères fondateurs des États-Unis -- Vie religieuse.
- États-Unis -- Histoire religieuse -- Jusqu'à 1775.
- Christianity and politics.
- United States.
- Founding fathers
- Religion
- Politik
- USA
- BR 140-1510 Christianity-history
- Church & state
- Philosophy of religion
- Constitutional history