Faith and the Founders of the American Republic

Zusatztext This book does a splendid job of illuminating varieties of American revolutionary and religious experience Informationen zum Autor Mark David Hall is Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University.Daniel L. Dreisbach is Professor of Justice, Law and Society at American University. Klappentext Thirteen essays written by leading scholars explore the impact of a rich variety of religious traditions on the political thought of America's founders. Zusammenfassung Thirteen essays written by leading scholars explore the impact of a rich variety of religious traditions on the political thought of America's founders. CONTRIBUTORS ; INTRODUCTION - DANIEL L. DREISBACH AND MARK DAVID HALL ; PART I: RELIGION AND POLITICAL CULTURE IN THE AMERICAN FOUNDING ; CHAPTER 1 DEISM AND THE FOUNDERS - DARREN STALOFF ; CHAPTER 2 VINDICIAE CONTRA TYRANNOS: THE INFLUENCE OF THE REFORMED TRADITION IN THE AMERICAN FOUNDING - MARK DAVID HALL ; CHAPTER 3 JEWS, JUDAISM, AND THE AMERICAN FOUNDING - DAVID G. DALIN ; CHAPTER 4 THE FOUNDERS AND ISLAM - THOMAS S. KIDD ; CHAPTER 5 RELIGION AND THE LOYALISTS - ROBERT M. CALHOON AND RUMA CHOPRA ; CHAPTER 6 THE ANTIFEDERALISTS AND RELIGION - DONALD L. DRAKEMAN ; CHAPTER 7 THE BIBLE IN THE POLITICAL CULTURE OF THE AMERICAN FOUNDING - DANIEL L. DREISBACH ; CHAPTER 8 RELIGION, RACE, AND THE FOUNDERS - JONATHAN D. SASSI ; PART II: FAITH AND THE FOUNDERS ; CHAPTER 9 GOUVERNEUR MORRIS AND THEISTIC RATIONALISM IN THE FOUNDING ERA - GREGG FRAZER ; CHAPTER 10 JOHN HANCOCK: CONGREGATIONALIST REVOLUTIONARY - GARY SCOTT SMITH ; CHAPTER 11 ELIAS BOUDINOT, PRESBYTERIANS, AND THE QUEST FOR A "RIGHTEOUS REPUBLIC" - JONATHAN DEN HARTOG ; CHAPTER 12 THE QUAKER CONTRIBUTIONS OF JOHN DICKINSON TO THE CREATION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC - JANE E. CALVERT ; CHAPTER 13 ISAAC BACKUS AND JOHN LELAND: BAPTIST CONTRIBUTIONS TO RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE FOUNDING ERA - JOE L. COKER ; INDEX

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• Authors: Daniel L. Dreisbach, Daniel L. (EDT) Dreisbach
• Assisted by: Daniel L. Dreisbach (Editor), Dreisbach Daniel L. (Editor), Mark David Hall (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2014
• EAN: 9780199843336
• ISBN: 978-0-19-984333-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Christianity, History of Religion, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Religion and Politics, History of the Americas, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Religion, Politics & State, C 1700 To C 1800, Constitution: government and the state