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- Summary
- How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its constitution? Frank Lambert explains why this happened, offering in the process a synthesis of American history from the first British arrivals through Thomas Jefferson's controversial presidency. Lambert recognizes that two sets of spiritual fathers defined the place of religion in early America: what Lambert calls the Planting Fathers, who brought Old World ideas and dreams of building a "City upon a Hill," and the Founding Fathers, who determined the constitutional arrangement of religion in the new republic. While the former proselytized the "one true faith," the latter emphasized religious freedom over religious purity. Lambert locates this shift in the mid-eighteenth century. In the wake of evangelical revival, immigration by new dissenters, and population expansion, there emerged a marketplace of religion characterized by sectarian competition, pluralism, and widened choice. During the American Revolution, dissenters found sympathetic lawmakers who favored separating church and state, and the free marketplace of religion gained legal status as the Founders began the daunting task of uniting thirteen disparate colonies. To avoid discord in an increasingly pluralistic and contentious society, the Founders left the religious arena free of government intervention save for the guarantee of free exercise for all. Religious people and groups were also free to seek political influence, ensuring that religion's place in America would always be a contested one, but never a state-regulated one
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 328 pages
- Contents
-
- ch. 3.
- Puritan fathers and the "Christian common-wealth"
- ch. 4.
- A "holy experiment" in religious pluralism
- pt. 2.
- Religious competition
- ch. 5.
- "Trafficking for the Lord" and the expansion of religious choice
- ch. 6.
- Deists enter the religious marketplace
- Acknowledgments
- ch. 7.
- Whigs and dissenters fight religious regulation
- pt. 3.
- Religious freedom
- ch. 8.
- The American revolution of religion
- ch. 9.
- Constitutional recognition of a free religious market
- ch. 10.
- Religion and politics in the presidential campaign of 1800
- Introduction
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
- pt. 1.
- Religious regulation
- ch. 1.
- English heritage
- ch. 2.
- Transplanting the Church of England in the Chesapeake
- Isbn
- 9780691088297
- Label
- The founding fathers and the place of religion in America
- Title
- The founding fathers and the place of religion in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Frank Lambert
- Subject
-
- Church and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Founding Fathers
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of religion -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Geschichte 1700-1800.
- Godsdienstvrijheid
- History
- Kerk en staat
- Kirche
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis | Histoire | 18e siècle
- Nordamerika
- Religion
- Religion
- Church and state
- Staat
- Staat
- To 1800
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Religion -- To 1800
- Église et État -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
- Église et État -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Église et État -- États-Unis | Histoire | 18e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire religieuse -- 18e siècle
- États-Unis -- Religion
- États-Unis -- Religion -- Jusqu'à 1800
- États-Unis -- Religion | Jusqu'à 1800
- Religionsfreiheit
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its constitution? Frank Lambert explains why this happened, offering in the process a synthesis of American history from the first British arrivals through Thomas Jefferson's controversial presidency. Lambert recognizes that two sets of spiritual fathers defined the place of religion in early America: what Lambert calls the Planting Fathers, who brought Old World ideas and dreams of building a "City upon a Hill," and the Founding Fathers, who determined the constitutional arrangement of religion in the new republic. While the former proselytized the "one true faith," the latter emphasized religious freedom over religious purity. Lambert locates this shift in the mid-eighteenth century. In the wake of evangelical revival, immigration by new dissenters, and population expansion, there emerged a marketplace of religion characterized by sectarian competition, pluralism, and widened choice. During the American Revolution, dissenters found sympathetic lawmakers who favored separating church and state, and the free marketplace of religion gained legal status as the Founders began the daunting task of uniting thirteen disparate colonies. To avoid discord in an increasingly pluralistic and contentious society, the Founders left the religious arena free of government intervention save for the guarantee of free exercise for all. Religious people and groups were also free to seek political influence, ensuring that religion's place in America would always be a contested one, but never a state-regulated one
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1943-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lambert, Frank
- Dewey number
- 322/.1/0973
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BR516
- LC item number
- .L29 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Church and state
- Freedom of religion
- United States
- Liberté religieuse
- Église et État
- États-Unis
- Église et État
- Liberté religieuse
- États-Unis
- Church and state
- Freedom of religion
- Religion
- United States
- Founding Fathers
- Godsdienstvrijheid
- Kerk en staat
- Kirche
- Religionsfreiheit
- Staat
- USA
- Église et État
- Liberté religieuse
- États-Unis
- États-Unis
- Religion
- Staat
- Nordamerika
- Label
- The founding fathers and the place of religion in America, Frank Lambert
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-321) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 3.
- Puritan fathers and the "Christian common-wealth"
- ch. 4.
- A "holy experiment" in religious pluralism
- pt. 2.
- Religious competition
- ch. 5.
- "Trafficking for the Lord" and the expansion of religious choice
- ch. 6.
- Deists enter the religious marketplace
- Acknowledgments
- ch. 7.
- Whigs and dissenters fight religious regulation
- pt. 3.
- Religious freedom
- ch. 8.
- The American revolution of religion
- ch. 9.
- Constitutional recognition of a free religious market
- ch. 10.
- Religion and politics in the presidential campaign of 1800
- Introduction
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
- pt. 1.
- Religious regulation
- ch. 1.
- English heritage
- ch. 2.
- Transplanting the Church of England in the Chesapeake
- Control code
- ocm49576755
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 328 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691088297
- Lccn
- 2002024346
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o49576755
- (OCoLC)49576755
- Label
- The founding fathers and the place of religion in America, Frank Lambert
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-321) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- ch. 3.
- Puritan fathers and the "Christian common-wealth"
- ch. 4.
- A "holy experiment" in religious pluralism
- pt. 2.
- Religious competition
- ch. 5.
- "Trafficking for the Lord" and the expansion of religious choice
- ch. 6.
- Deists enter the religious marketplace
- Acknowledgments
- ch. 7.
- Whigs and dissenters fight religious regulation
- pt. 3.
- Religious freedom
- ch. 8.
- The American revolution of religion
- ch. 9.
- Constitutional recognition of a free religious market
- ch. 10.
- Religion and politics in the presidential campaign of 1800
- Introduction
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
- pt. 1.
- Religious regulation
- ch. 1.
- English heritage
- ch. 2.
- Transplanting the Church of England in the Chesapeake
- Control code
- ocm49576755
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 328 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691088297
- Lccn
- 2002024346
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o49576755
- (OCoLC)49576755
Subject
- Church and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Founding Fathers
- Freedom of religion
- Freedom of religion -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Geschichte 1700-1800.
- Godsdienstvrijheid
- History
- Kerk en staat
- Kirche
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Liberté religieuse -- États-Unis | Histoire | 18e siècle
- Nordamerika
- Religion
- Religion
- Church and state
- Staat
- Staat
- To 1800
- USA
- United States
- United States -- Religion -- To 1800
- Église et État -- États-Unis -- 18e siècle
- Église et État -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Église et État -- États-Unis | Histoire | 18e siècle
- États-Unis -- Histoire religieuse -- 18e siècle
- États-Unis -- Religion
- États-Unis -- Religion -- Jusqu'à 1800
- États-Unis -- Religion | Jusqu'à 1800
- Religionsfreiheit
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