The Godless Constitution, 1st Edition by Isaac Kramnick - ISBN: 9780393328370
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“A timely, well-written and scholarly polemic for the separation of church and state.”–Bernard Crick, The New Statesman

The Godless Constitution, 1st Edition

A Moral Defense of the Secular State

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    226 pages

  • Release Date

    8 January 2010

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Summary

The Godless Constitution is a ringing rebuke to the religious right’s attempts, fueled by misguided and inaccurate interpretations of American history, to dismantle the wall between church and state erected by the country’s founders. The authors, both distinguished scholars, revisit the historical roots of American religious freedom, paying particular attention to such figures as John Locke, Roger Williams, and especially Thomas Jefferson, and examine the controversies, up to the present day,…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393328370
ISBN-10:0393328376
Author:Isaac Kramnick, R. Laurence Moore
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:226
Edition:1st
Release Date:8 January 2010
Weight:294g
Dimensions:211mm x 140mm x 18mm
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Critics Review

“Readable, timely, argumentative, solidly informed and informative … [the] voice, never strident, is informed by historical understanding and insight.”

“Readable, timely, argumentative, solidly informed and informative … [the] voice, never strident, is informed by historical understanding and insight.”

About The Author

Isaac Kramnick

Isaac Kramnick is professor emeritus of government at Cornell University. R. Laurence Moore is professor emeritus of history and American studies at Cornell University

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