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Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Statute in Virginia
Thomas E. Buckley
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Description for Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Statute in Virginia
Hardcover. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations, tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBFV; HBJK; JPVH4; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 658.
The significance of the Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom goes far beyond the borders of the Old Dominion. Its influence ultimately extended to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the separation of church and state. In his latest book, Thomas Buckley tells the story of the statute, beginning with its background in the struggles of the colonial dissenters against an oppressive Church of England. When the Revolution forced the issue of religious liberty, Thomas Jefferson drafted his statute and James Madison guided its passage through the state legislature. Displacing an established church by instituting religious freedom, the Virginia statute provided ... Read more
The significance of the Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom goes far beyond the borders of the Old Dominion. Its influence ultimately extended to the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the separation of church and state. In his latest book, Thomas Buckley tells the story of the statute, beginning with its background in the struggles of the colonial dissenters against an oppressive Church of England. When the Revolution forced the issue of religious liberty, Thomas Jefferson drafted his statute and James Madison guided its passage through the state legislature. Displacing an established church by instituting religious freedom, the Virginia statute provided ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813935034
SKU
V9780813935034
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About Thomas E. Buckley
Thomas E. Buckley, Professor in Residence in the Department of History of Loyola Marymount University, USA is the author of Church and State in Revolutionary Virginia, 1776-1787 (Virginia).
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