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Ragosta, John A.

Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / John Ragosta. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages) - Jeffersonian America . - Jeffersonian America. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.


English.

ISBN: 9780813933719 0813933714 0813933706 9780813933702

Standard No.: ebc3444105

Source: 22573/ctt6tb9wt JSTOR

LCCN:

Subjects--Personal Names:
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Religion.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Religion.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Virginia. Act for establishing religious freedom.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Act for establishing religious freedom (Virginia)

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1700-1799

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Freedom of religion--History--United States--18th century.
Freedom of religion--History--Virginia--18th century.
Church and state--History--United States--18th century.
Church and state--History--Virginia--18th century.
Liberté religieuse--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Liberté religieuse--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
Église et État--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Église et État--Histoire--Virginie--18e siècle.
HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States
LAW--Legal History.
Church and state
Freedom of religion
Political and social views
Religion

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
Virginia

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History

LC Class. No.: E332.2 / .R35 2013eb

Dewey Class. No.: 973.4/6092