The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life)

ISBN 10: 0521343291 / ISBN 13: 9780521343299

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521343291
• ISBN 13: 9780521343299
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This book examines the famous Jefferson document that foreshadowed the Constitution's guarantee of religious liberty, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute and shepherded it through a decade-long struggle for adoption. The statute reflects two key Revolutionary principles: absolute freedom of religious conscience and the separation of church and state.

Book Description

The famous Jeffersonian document that foreshadowed the Constitution's guarantee of religious liberty is followed from its drafting through a decade long struggle for adoption.