Sacred Rights of Conscience

Mark David Hall

ISBN 10: 0865977151 / ISBN 13: 9780865977150

Published by Liberty Fund Inc, US, 2009

About this Item

This text provides students and scholars a rich collection of primary sources that illuminate the discussions and debates about religious liberty in the American founding era. This compilation of primary documents provides a thorough and balanced examination of the evolving relationship between public religion and American culture, from pre-colonial biblical and European sources to the early nineteenth century, to allow the reader to explore the social and political forces that defined the concept of religious liberty and shaped American church-state relations.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sacred Rights of Conscience
• Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc, US
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0865977151
• ISBN 13: 9780865977150
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 1658 grams

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Synopsis

The Sacred Rights of Conscience contains original documents from both public and private papers, such as constitutions, statutes, legislative resolutions, speeches, sermons, newspapers, letters, and diaries. These documents provide a vivid reminder that religion was a dynamic factor in shaping American social, legal, and political culture and that there has been a struggle since the inception of the Republic to define the prudential and constitutional role of religion in public culture.

Daniel L. Dreisbach is Professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University in Washington, D.C.

Mark David Hall is Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Political Science at George Fox University.

About the Author

Dreisbach is professor of justice, law, and society at American University.

Hall is associate professor of political science at George Fox University.