Endowed by Our Creator: The Birth of Religious Freedom in America

by Michael Meyerson

Book Overview

Rejecting the extreme arguments of today's debates, the author examines what the framers of the Constitution actually said about religious freedom

The debate over the framers' concept of freedom of religion has become heated and divisive. This scrupulously researched book sets aside the half-truths, omissions, and partisan arguments, and instead focuses on the actual writings and actions of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030016632X
• ISBN13: 9780300166323
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.5"