The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state
- Title
- The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.
- Published by
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Author
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Details
- Description
- xviii, 242 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Contents
- Introduction: religion and American disestablishment -- The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision -- The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn -- The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of American dissent -- Revolutionary and governor: William Livingston opposes Anglican control of King's College -- Theologian and politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle -- Epilogue: back to the future of church and state.
- Call number
- JFE 13-4519
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
- Author
- Miller, Nicholas Patrick.
- Title
- The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.
- Imprint
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
- LCCN
- 2012000426
- Other standard identifier
- 40021174637
- ISBN
- 9780199858361 (alk. paper)
- 0199858365 (alk. paper)
- Research call number
- JFE 13-4519