The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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Robert A. Ferguson. 3 RELIGIOUS VOICES I Religious voices speak first in the Revolution . At one level , this primacy merely restates the dominance of religious expression in early American culture . Until 1765 , religious publications ...
Robert A. Ferguson. 3 RELIGIOUS VOICES I Religious voices speak first in the Revolution . At one level , this primacy merely restates the dominance of religious expression in early American culture . Until 1765 , religious publications ...
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... religious origin and influence . In the eighteenth century , at least two of every three colonial Americans place themselves somewhere within the religious dissenting tradition . England , by way of contrast , lapses into a moderate ...
... religious origin and influence . In the eighteenth century , at least two of every three colonial Americans place themselves somewhere within the religious dissenting tradition . England , by way of contrast , lapses into a moderate ...
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... Religion " through biblical , legal , and philosophical traditions , verifying that in each tradition these rights " are unalterably the same . " Conflating civil and religious liberty , Williams ascertains that both are " inherent ...
... Religion " through biblical , legal , and philosophical traditions , verifying that in each tradition these rights " are unalterably the same . " Conflating civil and religious liberty , Williams ascertains that both are " inherent ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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