Introduction : English Law about religious toleration prior to the planting of Colonial America -- Law and Catholicism in Colonial Maryland -- Law and the lively experiment in Colonial Rhode Island -- Law and the holy experiment in Colonial Pennsylvania -- Law and congregationalism in Colonial Connecticut -- Law and a city upon a hill in Colonial Massachusetts -- Conclusion : law, religion, and historiography in Colonial America.
Summary:
"Scott Douglas Gerber reveals that America has been devoted to the free exercise of religion since well before the First Amendment was ratified. An important contribution to the history of colonial America and religious liberty, this work will interest scholars of history, political science, and the law of religious freedom"-- Provided by publisher.
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