An age of infidels : the politics of religious controversy in the early United States / Eric R. Schlereth.

Author/creator Schlereth, Eric R.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©2013.
Description295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Christianity and politics--United States. --History.
Christianity and culture--United States. --History.
Christianity and other religions--United States.
Church and state--United States. --History.
Deism--United States. --History.
United States--Politics and government. --1783-1865.

SeriesEarly American studies
Early American studies. ^A375699
Contents Introduction : Remaking religion -- 1. Boundaries -- 2. America's Deist future -- 3. Citizen Deists -- 4. Partisan religious truths -- 5. America's Deist past -- 6. Free enquiry -- 7. Political religion, political irreligion -- Epilogue : The origins of American cultural politics.
General noteBased on the author's thesis from Brandeis Univ., 2008.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012049858
ISBN9780812244939
ISBN0812244931 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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