The Separation of Church and State
Writings on a Fundamental Freedom by America's Founders
Published on 3. May 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-8070-7747-4 (ISBN)
Description
Now in paperback, a primer of essential writings about one of the cornerstones of our democracy by the original authors of the Constitution, edited by preeminant liberal theologian Forrest Church.
Americans will never stop debating the question of church-state separation, and such debates invariably lead back to the nation's beginnings and the founders' intent. The Separation of Church and State presents a basic collection of the founders' teachings on this topic. This concise primer gets past the rhetoric that surrounds the current debate, placing the founders' vivid writings on religious liberty in historical perspective. Edited and with running commentary by Forrest Church, this important collection informs anyone curious about the original blueprint for our country and its government.
Americans will never stop debating the question of church-state separation, and such debates invariably lead back to the nation's beginnings and the founders' intent. The Separation of Church and State presents a basic collection of the founders' teachings on this topic. This concise primer gets past the rhetoric that surrounds the current debate, placing the founders' vivid writings on religious liberty in historical perspective. Edited and with running commentary by Forrest Church, this important collection informs anyone curious about the original blueprint for our country and its government.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 115 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
159 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8070-7747-4 (9780807077474)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Forrest Church
Content
Introduction
1. Patrick Henry: In Defense of Religious Liberty
2. Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists
3. Isaac Backus: Baptist Appeals for Religious Liberty
4. George Mason: Colonial Declarations of Rights: Virginia; John Adams: Colonial Declarations of Rights: Massachusetts
5. Caleb Wallace: Memorial of the Hanover Presbytery
6. Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia
7. James Madison: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
8. Thomas Jefferson: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
9. Oliver Ellsworth: The Landholder, No. 7
10. John Leland: The Rights of Conscience
11. George Washington: Letters on Religious Laws
12. George Washington: Farewell Address (Selections)
13. The Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11
14. Thomas Jefferson: A Wall of Separation
Epilogue—James Madison: A Detached Memorandum
Appendix—Richard Price: Of Liberty of Conscience and Civil Establishment of Religion
Sources
Acknowledgments
1. Patrick Henry: In Defense of Religious Liberty
2. Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonists
3. Isaac Backus: Baptist Appeals for Religious Liberty
4. George Mason: Colonial Declarations of Rights: Virginia; John Adams: Colonial Declarations of Rights: Massachusetts
5. Caleb Wallace: Memorial of the Hanover Presbytery
6. Thomas Jefferson: Notes on the State of Virginia
7. James Madison: Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments
8. Thomas Jefferson: Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
9. Oliver Ellsworth: The Landholder, No. 7
10. John Leland: The Rights of Conscience
11. George Washington: Letters on Religious Laws
12. George Washington: Farewell Address (Selections)
13. The Treaty of Tripoli, Article 11
14. Thomas Jefferson: A Wall of Separation
Epilogue—James Madison: A Detached Memorandum
Appendix—Richard Price: Of Liberty of Conscience and Civil Establishment of Religion
Sources
Acknowledgments