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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History - Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life Merrill D Peterson
The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History - Cambridge Studies in Religion and American Public Life
Merrill D Peterson
This book colourfully examines a famous Jeffersonian document which set the precedent for the US Constitution's guarantee of religious liberty. The Statute's history reflects two key revolutionary principles: absolute freedom of religious conscience; and the separation of church and state.
392 pages, 6 half-tones, 1 line drawing
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 29, 1988 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521343299 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > Mid-atlantic |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 25 mm · 632 g |
| Language | English |
| Editor | Peterson, Merrill D. (University of Virginia) |
| Editor | Vaughan, Robert C. |