Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries (Cambridge Essential Histories) - Softcover

Hutson, James H.

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9780521683432: Church and State in America: The First Two Centuries (Cambridge Essential Histories)
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ISBN 10: 0521683432 ISBN 13: 9780521683432
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This is an account of the ideas about and public policies relating to the relationship between government and religion from the settlement of Virginia in 1607 to the presidency of Andrew Jackson, 1829-1837. Hutson examines the four principles of government's approach to religion and the relevance of the concept of the separation of church and state during that period.

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About the Author

James H. Hutson has been Chief of the Manuscripts Division at the Library of Congress since 1982. He has previously held positions as Coordinator of the American Revolution Bicentennial Programs at the Library of Congress, and as lecturer at the College of William and Mary and Yale University. Among his many publications, Dr. Hutson has written Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (6th printing, 2002); Forgotten Features of the Founding: The Recovery of Religious Themes in Early American History (2003); and The Founders on Religion (2005).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521683432
ISBN 13 
9780521683432
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
224
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