Church and State in the Early Republic: The Covenanters' Radical Critique

Constitutional scholars pay particular attention to the historical context of the First Amendment, to the relationship between the state and religion in the early republic. Missing from this academic examination of church-state history, however, is any serious consideration of the views of the Refor...

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Main Author: Emery, Robert (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2009
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 487-501
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