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Religious freedom

Ragosta, John A.

Religious freedom Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / [electronic resource] : John Ragosta. - Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013. - 1 online resource (312 p.) - 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.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Political and social views.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Religion.


Virginia. Act for establishing religious freedom.


Church and state--History--Virginia--18th century.
Church and state--History--United States--18th century.
Freedom of religion--History--Virginia--18th century.
Freedom of religion--History--United States--18th century.


Electronic books.

E332.2 / .R35 2013

973.4/6092