On Faith and Free Government

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Daniel C. Palm
Rowman & Littlefield, 1997 - 201 páginas
Responding to the general confusion in the United States about the proper role of religion in politics, five distinguished scholars demonstrate in original essays how our nation's founders carefully and clearly defined the appropriate relationship between church and state, and how we can adapt our current political institutions to reflect the founders' wisdom. Also, includes a collection of the most important statements by the Founders that address religion's role in American political life.

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Religious Liberty The View from the Founding
3
Where Locke stopped short we may go on Religious Toleration and Religious Liberty at the Founding
29
Are These Truths Now or Have They Ever Been SelfEvident?
43
The Christian and Rebellion against Authority
49
Civil Rights and Liberties in the Vocabulary of the American Founding
61
A Discourse Concerning Unlimited Submission excerpt
77
The Curse of Cowardice
93
A Sermon Preached to the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company in Boston
99
An Antidote against Toryism
151
Virginia Statute of Religious Liberty excerpt 1786
175
Northwest Ordinance excerpt 1787
177
Selected Addresses and Letters of George Washington
179
A Proclamation of National Thanksgiving 1789
182
Letter to the Hebrew Congregation in Newport Rhode Island 1790
183
Farewell Address 1796
184
INDEX
197

The Declaration of Independence 1776
117
On the Right to Rebel against Governors
121
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
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Daniel C. Palm is professor of political science at Azusa Pacific University.

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