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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807126003321

Autore

Peddle David

Titolo

The religious origins of American freedom and equality : a response to John Rawls / / David Peddle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-7391-8917-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (145 p.)

Disciplina

320.97301/1

Soggetti

Liberty - United States

Liberty - Religious aspects

Equality - United States

Equality - Religious aspects

Church and state - United States

Freedom of religion - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Political Liberalism and the Supreme Court; Chapter Three: Intimations of Modernity in the Thought of John Calvin; Chapter Four: Covenant, Communion, and Awakening; Chapter Five: Conclusion; Works Cited; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality provides a compelling contribution to the discussion of the separation of church and state. Showing how the principles of freedom and equality on which separation is based have a religious origin, this book provides a vivid alternative to the construction of public reason in John Rawls's Political Liberalism.