Religious freedom [electronic resource] : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed / John Ragosta.
Material type: TextSeries: Jeffersonian AmericaPublication details: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (312 p.)ISBN:- 9780813933719
- 0813933714
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Political and social views
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Religion
- Church and state -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century
- Church and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Freedom of religion -- Virginia -- History -- 18th century
- Freedom of religion -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Virginia. Act for establishing religious freedom
- 973.4/6092 23
- E332.2 .R35 2013
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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