The myth of American religious freedom /
Sehat, David,
The myth of American religious freedom / David Sehat. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) - ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the myth of American religious freedom -- Contested liberties -- A godless government? -- The moral establishment -- The moral purpose of slavery and abolition -- Moral reproduction and the family -- Morals, citizenship, and segregation -- Women's rights, woman's individuality, and the Bible -- Religion, morals, and law -- A conflict of authorities -- Liberal and conservative moral visions -- The liberal moment -- A moral majority? -- Conclusion : moral maximalism and religious control.
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.
9780199792573 0199792577
Freedom of religion--History.--United States
Christian ethics--History.--United States
Liberté religieuse--Histoire.--États-Unis
Morale chrétienne--Histoire.--États-Unis
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Christian ethics
Freedom of religion
United States--Church history.
États-Unis--Histoire religieuse.
United States
Electronic books.
Church history
History
BR516 / .S43 2011eb
261.7/20973
BR516 / (INTERNET)
The myth of American religious freedom / David Sehat. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (viii, 356 pages) - ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the myth of American religious freedom -- Contested liberties -- A godless government? -- The moral establishment -- The moral purpose of slavery and abolition -- Moral reproduction and the family -- Morals, citizenship, and segregation -- Women's rights, woman's individuality, and the Bible -- Religion, morals, and law -- A conflict of authorities -- Liberal and conservative moral visions -- The liberal moment -- A moral majority? -- Conclusion : moral maximalism and religious control.
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.
9780199792573 0199792577
Freedom of religion--History.--United States
Christian ethics--History.--United States
Liberté religieuse--Histoire.--États-Unis
Morale chrétienne--Histoire.--États-Unis
RELIGION--Christianity--General.
RELIGION--Christian Life--Social Issues.
Christian ethics
Freedom of religion
United States--Church history.
États-Unis--Histoire religieuse.
United States
Electronic books.
Church history
History
BR516 / .S43 2011eb
261.7/20973
BR516 / (INTERNET)