The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state / Nicholas P. Miller.

Author: Miller, Nicholas Patrick.

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.

Descriptionxviii, 242 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction: religion and American disestablishment -- The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision -- The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn -- The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of American dissent -- Revolutionary and governor: William Livington opposes Anglican control of King's College -- Theologian and politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle -- Epilogue: back to the future of church and state.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.

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