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Author: Derek H. Davis (Director, J.M Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, Director, J.M Dawson Institute of Church-State Studies, Baylor University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.621kg
ISBN: 9780195133554
ISBN 10: 0195133552
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 11 May 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""Davis has produced a study, both modest and ambitious, which makes a worthy contribution to what constitutional scholar Jack Rakove has termed 'the saga of the American search for a usable past. This is a thoughtful contribution to the literature of original intent.""-- Religious Studies Review ""Derek H. Davis's book offers a fresh, informative account of official ""American"" actions and attitudes toward religion before the implementation of the United States Constitution.""--American Historical Review ""A thought-provoking reminder of a time when official churches were a part of state (but not national) religious life and when ideas on religious liberty and federalism gave birth to the First Amendment....A welcome, accessible addition to the literature on a perpetual issue.""--Fort Worth Star-Telegram ""An important, well-written book.""--Choice ""Explores new ground on an issue that will continue to be debated.""--Knight Ridder News ""An excellent historical and legal study... informative and well-argued....The author does a magnificent job handling the inner tensions in liberal thought on the relationship between politics and religion. This achievement alone makes this book an important contribution....The author is to be congratulated for a significant contribution to our understanding of the original intent of the founders in particular and of their liberal order in general.""--Law and Politics Book Review"
An outstanding chapter on virtue displays Davis's reasoning at its most persuasive American Historical Review, June 2001 offers a fresh, informative account of official American actions and attitudes toward religion before the implementation of the United States Constitution. American Historical Review, June 2001 Derek H. Davis ... is a scrupulous historian. Patrick Allitt, TLS 5/1/01.
Author Information
Derek Hamilton-Davis is Director of the J.M. Dawson Institute of Church-State Relations at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, which offers M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Church-State Studies. He is also the Editor of Journal of Church and State.
