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Thomas Jefferson and the wall of separation between church and state, Daniel L. Dreisbach

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Thomas Jefferson and the wall of separation between church and state, Daniel L. Dreisbach
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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Thomas Jefferson and the wall of separation between church and state
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bibliography
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49284086
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Daniel L. Dreisbach
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Critical America
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Introduction : the creation of an American metaphor -- The president, a mammoth cheese, and the "wall of separation" : Jeffersonian politics and the New England Baptists -- "Sowing useful truths and principles" : Thomas Jefferson and the Danbury Baptist Association -- "What the wall separates" : a jurisdictional interpretation of the "wall of separation" -- Early references to a "wall of separation" : prefiguring the Jeffersonian metaphor -- Creating "effectual barriers" : alternative metaphors in defense of religious liberty -- "Useful truths and principles ... germinate and become rooted" in the American mind : Jefferson's metaphor enters political and juridical discourse -- Conclusion : the re-creation of church-state law, policy, and discourse
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