Religious freedom [[electronic resource] ] : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / / John Ragosta

• Autore: Ragosta John A
• Pubblicazione: Charlottesville, : University of Virginia Press, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (312 p.)
• Disciplina: 973.4/6092
• Soggetto topico: Freedom of religion - United States - History - 18th century; Freedom of religion - Virginia - History - 18th century; Church and state - United States - History - 18th century; Church and state - Virginia - History - 18th century
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Thomas Jefferson's religion and religious liberty -- Virginia's establishment and the revolutionary battle for religious liberty -- The Virginia statute for establishing religious freedom -- The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise -- From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant -- Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times -- Jefferson's enduring legacy -- Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions) -- Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments -- First Amendment to the United States Constitution -- Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel) -- "Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785 -- Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists.
• Titolo autorizzato: Religious freedom
• ISBN: 0-8139-3651-9; 0-8139-3371-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910779715503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II