Church-State Relations in the Early American Republic, 1787–1846
Church-State Relations in the Early American Republic, 1787–1846

Author: James S Kabala

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-10-06

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1317321006

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Americans of the Early Republic devoted close attention to the question of what should be the proper relationship between church and state. Kabala examines this debate across six decades and shows that an understanding of this period is not possible without appreciating the key role religion played in the formation of the nation.

A Republic of Righteousness
A Republic of Righteousness

Author: Jonathan D Sassi

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2001-10-11

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0190284676

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This book examines the debate over the connection between religion and public life in society during the fifty years following the American Revolution. Sassi challenges the conventional wisdom, finding an essential continuity to the period's public Christianity, whereas most previous studies have seen this period as one in which the nation's cultural paradigm shifted from republicanism to liberal individualism. Focusing on the Congregational clergy of New England, he demonstrates that throughout this period there were Americans concerned with their corporate destiny, retaining a commitment to constructing a righteous community and assessing the cosmic meaning of the American experiment.