Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Colonial America Perpetuates State Religion
- 1 Revolution in Thought and Social Organization: The Legal Hegemony of Jeffersonian Liberalism, 1776–1828
- 2 A Christian Counter-revolution and a New Vision of American Society, 1828–1865
- 3 Regulating Behavior and Teaching Morals: The Uses of Religion, 1865–1937
- 4 The Rights Revolution, 1937–2015
- Epilogue: The Signifi cance of History and a Reconsideration of Original Intent
- Bibliographic Essay
- Index
Contents
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 July 2016
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Colonial America Perpetuates State Religion
- 1 Revolution in Thought and Social Organization: The Legal Hegemony of Jeffersonian Liberalism, 1776–1828
- 2 A Christian Counter-revolution and a New Vision of American Society, 1828–1865
- 3 Regulating Behavior and Teaching Morals: The Uses of Religion, 1865–1937
- 4 The Rights Revolution, 1937–2015
- Epilogue: The Signifi cance of History and a Reconsideration of Original Intent
- Bibliographic Essay
- Index
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- Law and Religion in American HistoryPublic Values and Private Conscience, pp. viiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016