Separation of Church and State - Founding Principle of Religious Liberty

Informationen zum Autor Frank Lambert is professor of History at Purdue University where he teaches courses on Colonial and Revolutionary American History and American Religious History. He is the author of seven books including The Founding Fathers and the Place of History in America and Religion in American Politics: A Short History ! both published by Princeton University Press. Klappentext Frank Lambert tackles the central claims of the religious right "historians” who insist that America was conceived as a "Christian State”, that modern-day "liberals” and "secularists” have distorted the place of religion in American history, and that the phrase "the separation of church and state” is a myth created by the Left. He discusses what separates "bad” history from "good” history, and concludes that the "historians” of the religious right create a "useful past” that enlists the nation's founders on behalf of present-day conservative causes.

Product details

• Authors: Frank Lambert
• Publisher: Mercer university press usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2014
• EAN: 9780881464771
• ISBN: 978-0-88146-477-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education