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How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its constitution? Frank Lambert explains why this happened, offering in the process a synthesis of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Thomas Jefferson: Add a description of this character.
- Patrick Henry
- Isaac Backus
- Mayhew
- Benjamin Franklin
- Sewall
- John Adams
- Ezra Stiles
- George Whitefield
- Davenport
- James Madison
- Constantine
- William Byrd
- Livingston
- Hamilton
- Locke
- Mary
- Hildebrand
- John Winthrop
- Davies
- Williams
- Maury
- Johnson
- Daggett
- Blair
- Adam Smith
- Paul
- Haman
- Luther
- Gordon
- Graham
- Henry Viii
- Woodmason
- Norton
- Strachey
- Tillotson
- Cole
- John Smith
- John Leland
- Walley
Setting & Locations edit
- Puritan New England
- Virginia
- Massachusetts
- North America
- Pennsylvania
- Connecticut
- London
- Rome
- Europe
- Baptists
- New York
- United States Of America
- Philadelphia
- Boston
- Washington
- Atlantic
- Hempstead
- South Carolina
- Britain
- Church Of England
- Israel
- Canterbury
- Rhode Island
- New Jersey
- Salem
- France
- “city
- Princeton
- Delaware
- Stonington
- Whitehall
- Germany
- Gospel
- Chesapeake
- Harvard
- New Birth
- North Carolina
First Sentence edit
IN 1639, a group of New England Puritans drafted a constitution affirming their faith in God and their intention to organize a Christian Nation.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Frank Lambert (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 322.10973
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Colonial Period
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Revolution & Founding
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Sociology
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Religious Studies › Church & State
- Books › Nonfiction › Politics
- Books › Religion & Spirituality › Christianity
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