This book examines the famous Jefferson document that foreshadowed the Constitution's guarantee of religious liberty, the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Jefferson wrote the Virginia Statute and shepherded it through a decade-long struggle for adoption. The statute reflects two key Revolutionary principles: absolute freedom of religious conscience and the separation of church and state.
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History (Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life)
Merrill D Peterson
$172.80 - $216.00
- UPC:
- 9780521343299
- Maximum Purchase:
- 3 units
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- Publication Date:
- 1988-04-29
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- 1st