The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.

Author/Creator:

Miller, Nicholas Patrick.

Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Format/Description:

Book
xviii, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects:

Christianity and law.
Church history.
Christianity -- Influence.
United States. Constitution. -- 1st Amendment.
Protestantism -- History.

Contents:

Introduction: religion and American disestablishment
The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision
The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn
The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of American dissent
Revolutionary and governor: William Livington opposes Anglican control of King's College
Theologian and politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle
Epilogue: back to the future of church and state.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.

ISBN:

9780199858361 (alk. paper)
0199858365 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

774147816

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