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008			111026s2012 ctu b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9780300166323 _q(clothbound ; _qalk. paper)
020			_a030016632X _q(clothbound ; _qalk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)759174414 _z(OCoLC)1018160082
050	0	0	_aKF4783 _b.M49 2012
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092			_a342.7308 _bM613e
100	1		_aMeyerson, Michael.
245	1	0	_aEndowed by our creator : _bthe birth of religious freedom in America / _cMichael I. Meyerson.
246	3	0	_aBirth of religious freedom in America
260			_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c
300			_ax, 368 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 335-358) and index.
505	0		_aThe great seal -- Before the beginning -- A tolerant, Protestant nation -- The second American revolution -- "We have become a nation" : drafting the Constitution -- Adding the First Amendment -- Freedom of religion in the new nation -- Original wisdom.
520			_a"Focuses on the actual writings and actions of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and others. Legal scholar Michael I. Meyerson investigates how the framers of the Constitution envisioned religious freedom and how they intended it to operate in the new republic. Endowed by Our Creator shows that the framers understood that the American government should not acknowledge religion in a way that favors any particular creed or denomination. Nevertheless, the framers believed that religion could instill virtue and help to unify a diverse nation. They created a spiritual public vocabulary, one that could communicate to all --- including agnostics and atheists -- that they were valued members of the political community. Through their writings and their decisions, the framers affirmed that respect for religious differences is a fundamental American value, Meyerson concludes. Now it is for us to determine whether religion will be used to alienate and divide or to inspire and unify our religiously diverse nation."--Jacket.
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _tConstitution. _n1st Amendment.
650		0	_aFreedom of religion _zUnited States.
651		4	_aUnited States.
630	0	7	_aConstitution (United States) _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01356075
650		7	_aFreedom of religion. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00934030
651		7	_aUnited States. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204155
856	4	2	_zAdditional Information at Google Books _uhttp://books.google.com/books?isbn=9780300166323
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