Protestantism and the American Founding

by Michael P. Zuckert and Thomas S. Engeman

This welcome new book explores the relationship between Protestant theology and American political thought of the founding era. It gathers together both new and well-known essays by scholars and outstanding thinkers in political philosophy, beginning with Michael Zuckert's lead essay, derived from his work The Natural Rights Republic, that the thought of the American founding era is best described as an amalgam of Protestantism and Lockean political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268027684
• ISBN13: 9780268027681
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 19 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher