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The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History

Merrill D. Peterson

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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.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 30, 2003

ISBN: 0521892988

ISBN 13: 9780521892988

The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom: Its Evolution and Consequences in American History

Merrill D. Peterson

3.6/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 392

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 30, 2003

ISBN: 0521892988

ISBN 13: 9780521892988

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