LEADER 02599nam 2200601Ia 450 001 996247985703316 005 20170809174203.0 010 $a0-19-979311-5 010 $a1-282-94511-4 010 $a9786612945113 010 $a0-19-979257-7 024 7 $a2027/heb31509 035 $a(CKB)2670000000060986 035 $a(EBL)631625 035 $a(OCoLC)695028678 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000439971 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12168326 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000439971 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10465129 035 $a(PQKB)10316027 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC631625 035 $a(dli)HEB31509 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000012918694 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000060986 100 $a20100407d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe myth of American religious freedom /$fDavid Sehat 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (367 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-538876-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; Introduction: The Myth of American Religious Freedom; Part I: Moral Law; Part II: Challengers; Part III: Retrenchment; Part IV: Fragmentation; Conclusion: Moral Maximalism and Religious Control; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index 330 $aIn the battles over religion and politics in America, both liberals and conservatives often appeal to history. Liberals claim that the Founders separated church and state. But for much of American history, David Sehat writes, Protestant Christianity was intimately intertwined with the state. Yet the past was not the Christian utopia that conservatives imagine either. Instead, a Protestant moral establishment prevailed, using government power to punish free thinkers and religious dissidents. In The Myth of American Religious Freedom, Sehat provides an eye-opening history of religion in public l 606 $aFreedom of religion$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aChristian ethics$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xChurch history 615 0$aFreedom of religion$xHistory. 615 0$aChristian ethics$xHistory. 676 $a261.7/20973 676 $a323.4420973 700 $aSehat$b David$0475883 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996247985703316 996 $aMyth of American religious freedom$9242217 997 $aUNISA