The evangelical origins of the living constitution

Evangelical challenge to American constitutionalism -- Moral reform and constitutional adjudication, 1830-1854 -- Triumph of evangelical public morality in the states -- Triumph of evangelical public morality in the Supreme Court -- Reexamining the collapse of the old order -- Evangelical origins of...

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Main Author: Compton, John W. 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts |u.a.] Harvard University Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Compton, John W., The Evangelical Origins of the Living Constitution] (2016) (Sullivan, Winnifred Fallers)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Constitutional law / Constitution-making / Evangelical movement / History 1830-1854
Further subjects:B Constitutional history United States
B Church and state History United States
B Evangelicalism History 19th century United States
B United States Religion
B Religion And Law History United States
B United States Religion 19th century
B Constitutional history (United States)
B Church and state (United States) History
B Religion And Law (United States) History
B Evangelicalism (United States) History 19th century
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Summary:Evangelical challenge to American constitutionalism -- Moral reform and constitutional adjudication, 1830-1854 -- Triumph of evangelical public morality in the states -- Triumph of evangelical public morality in the Supreme Court -- Reexamining the collapse of the old order -- Evangelical origins of the modern constitutional order
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages [185]-251) and index
ISBN:0674726790