The myth of American religious freedom / / David Sehat
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| Autore: |
Sehat David
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| Titolo: |
The myth of American religious freedom / / David Sehat
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (367 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 261.7/20973 |
| 323.4420973 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Freedom of religion - United States - History |
| Christian ethics - United States - History | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Church history |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Contents; 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Myth of American religious freedom |
| ISBN: | 0-19-979311-5 |
| 1-282-94511-4 | |
| 9786612945113 | |
| 0-19-979257-7 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 996247985703316 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. di Salerno |
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