Botany Bay Cargo: Church, State and the Shaping of European Australia

Drawing on the work of Hartz on the character of settler societies the article demonstrates the continuing impact on Australian political culture and the relations between church and state of the circumstances of the nation's foundation. For, while the tradition of an Established Church was dis...

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Main Author: Gascoigne, John 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2008
In: History compass
Year: 2008, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 54-61
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Summary:Drawing on the work of Hartz on the character of settler societies the article demonstrates the continuing impact on Australian political culture and the relations between church and state of the circumstances of the nation's foundation. For, while the tradition of an Established Church was discarded, there remained, as in Britain, a residue of an acceptance of a partnership between the state and religious bodies. This pragmatism in the relations between church and state is contrasted with the different heritage of the United States and the way in which there a much sharper divide is maintained between church and state than applies in Australia.
ISSN:1478-0542
Contains:Enthalten in: History compass
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2007.00496.x