An age of infidels: the politics of religious controversy in the early United States

Eric R. Schlereth places religious conflicts between deists and their opponents at the center of early American public life. This history recasts the origins of cultural politics in the United States by exploring how everyday Americans navigated questions of religious truth and difference in an age...

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Main Author: Schlereth, Eric R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press 2013
In:Year: 2013
Reviews:[Rezension von: Schlereth, Eric R., An age of infidels] (2015) (Kidd, Thomas S., 1971 -)
Edition:1st ed
Series/Journal:Early American studies
Further subjects:B Deism (United States) History
B HISTORY - United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
B Christianity and politics (United States) History
B Christianity and politics
B United States
B Christianisme et politique - États-Unis - Histoire
B Déisme - États-Unis - Histoire
B Christianity and culture
B Christianity
B Interfaith Relations
B History
B Church and state (United States) History
B Christianity and culture (United States) History
B Deism
B Christianity and other religions (United States)
B Église et État - États-Unis - Histoire
B Christianisme - Relations - États-Unis
B Church and state
B États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement - 1783-1865
B 1783-1865
B Christianisme et civilisation - États-Unis - Histoire
B United States Politics and government 1783-1865
B Politics and government
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:Eric R. Schlereth places religious conflicts between deists and their opponents at the center of early American public life. This history recasts the origins of cultural politics in the United States by exploring how everyday Americans navigated questions of religious truth and difference in an age of emerging religious liberty
Item Description:Based on the author's thesis from Brandeis Univ., 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0812244931