| The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Peterson, Merrill D. (Editor), Vaughan, Robert C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521892988 ISBN-13: 9780521892988 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | History - Law | Constitutional |
| Dewey: 342.755 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life |
| Physical Information: 0.87" H x 6" W x 9" (1.26 lbs) 392 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Virginia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |