The
Wiley Blackwell Companion to Religion and Politics in the U.S. provides a broad, inclusive, and rich range of chapters, in the study of religion and politics. Arranged in their historical context, chapters address themes of history, law, social and religious movements, policy and political theory.
- Broadens the parameters of this timely subject, and includes the latest work in the field
- Draws together newly-commissioned essays by distinguished authors that are cogent for scholars, while also being in a style that is accessible to students.
- Provides a balanced and inclusive approach to religion and politics in the U.S.
- Engages diverse perspectives from various discourses about religion and politics across the political and disciplinary spectra, while placing them in their larger historical context
Notes on Contributors xi
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xviii
Part I Foundations and the Founding 1
Introduction to Part I 3
1 Original Nations of Great Turtle Island and the Genesis of the United States 5
Steven T. Newcomb
2 The Intellectual Foundation and Political Construction of American Religious Pluralism 18
John R. Pottenger
3 Religion and the Foundations of Slavery in America 33
Paul Finkelman
4 Roger Williams, Native Peoples, and Soul Liberty 42
Bruce E. Johansen
5 Were Any of the Founders Deists? 51
Mark David Hall
6 The Heterodox Republic Part I: The Religion of Nature 64
Matthew Stewart
7 The Heterodox Republic Partl#7
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