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

Taylor & Francis

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. > 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. > Introduction; Chapter 1 Beyond the First Amendment: Religion and the Federal Government; Chapter 2 The Protestant Clergy and the Rise of the Non-Sectarian Consensus; Chapter 3 \u2018The Political Orphans of Your State\u2019: Religious Tests in the Early Republic; Chapter 4 The Limits of Consensus: The Unorthodox in the Cou;