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Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries

Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries

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Series: Cambridge Essential Histories

Religion General Colonial Period (1600-1775)General Christianity

ISBN10: 0521683432
ISBN13: 9780521683432
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Nov 12 2007
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.47 Width: 6.04 Depth: 8.96
Language: English
This book describes American ideas about and policies toward the relationship between government and religion from the founding of Virginia in 1607 to the presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837. Four principles were paramount during this period: the importance of religion to the public welfare; the resulting obligation of government to support religion; liberty of conscience and voluntaryism; the requirement that churches be supported by free will gifts, not taxation. The relevance of the concept of the separation of church and state during this period is examined in detail.

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