Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed /
John Ragosta.
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013.
- 1 online resource (xiii, 293 pages).
- Jeffersonian America .
- Jeffersonian America. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thomas Jefferson's religion and religious liberty -- Virginia's establishment and the revolutionary battle for religious liberty -- The Virginia statute for establishing religious freedom -- The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise -- From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant -- Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times -- Jefferson's enduring legacy -- Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions) -- Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments -- First Amendment to the United States Constitution -- Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel) -- "Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785 -- Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Religion. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 --Political and social views. Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Virginia. Act for establishing religious freedom.
Act for establishing religious freedom (Virginia)
1700-1799
Freedom of religion--History--United States--18th century. Freedom of religion--History--Virginia--18th century. Church and state--History--United States--18th century. Church and state--History--Virginia--18th century. HISTORY--State & Local--General.--United States LAW--Legal History. Church and state. Freedom of religion. Political and social views. Religion.