Wellspring of liberty: how Virginia's religious dissenters helped win the American Revolution and secured religious liberty
"Historians and the Supreme Court have repeatedly noted that the foundation of the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty lies in Virginia's struggle, turning primarily to Jefferson and Madison to understand this. In Wellspring of Liberty, John A. Ragosta argues that Virgin...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford New York [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Virginia
/ Religion
/ Dissenter
/ Mobilization
/ American Revolution
/ Religious freedom
B Virginia / Religion / Dissenter / Mobilization / American Revolution / Religious freedom / USA, Constitution (1787). Amendment 1 / History 1760-1791 |
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Church and state (Virginia)
History 18th century
B Dissenters, Religious (Virginia) History 18th century B Freedom Of Religion (Virginia) History 18th century B Virginia History Revolution, 1775-1783 B Virginia Politics and government 1775-1783 |
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| Summary: | "Historians and the Supreme Court have repeatedly noted that the foundation of the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty lies in Virginia's struggle, turning primarily to Jefferson and Madison to understand this. In Wellspring of Liberty, John A. Ragosta argues that Virginia's religious dissenters played a seminal and previously underappreciated role in the development of the First Amendment and in the meaning of religious freedom as we understand it today."--BOOK JACKET "Historians and the Supreme Court have repeatedly noted that the foundation of the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty lies in Virginia's struggle, turning primarily to Jefferson and Madison to understand this. In Wellspring of Liberty, John A. Ragosta argues that Virginia's religious dissenters played a seminal and previously underappreciated role in the development of the First Amendment and in the meaning of religious freedom as we understand it today."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0195388062 |