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Title:

The first prejudice : religious tolerance and intolerance in early America / edited by Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda.

Publisher:

University of Pennsylvania Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

vi, 401 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

United States--Church history--17th century.
United States--Church history--18th century.
United States--Religion--To 1800.
Religious tolerance--United States.

Other Authors:

Beneke, Chris (Christopher J.)
Grenda, Christopher S.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Part I. Ideologies of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America : -- 1. Faith, reason, and enlightenment : the cultural sources of toleration in early America / Christopher S. Grenda -- 2. Amalek and the rhetoric of extermination / John Corrigan -- Part II. Practices of Tolerance and Intolerance in Colonial British America : -- 3. The episcopate, the British union, and the failure of religious settlement in colonial British America / Ned Landsman -- 4. Practicing toleration in Dutch New Netherland / Joyce D. Goodfriend -- 5. Heretics, blasphemers, and Sabbath breakers : the prosecution of religious crime in early America / Susan Juster -- 6. Persecuting Quakers? : liberty and toleration in early Pennsylvania / Andrew R. Murphy -- Part III. The Boundaries of Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America ; -- 7. Native freedom? : Indians and religious tolerance in early America / Richard W. Pointer -- 8. Slaves to intolerance : African American Christianity and religious freedom in early America / Jon Sensbach -- 9. Catholics, Protestants, and the clash of civilizations in early America / Owen Stanwood -- 10. Anti-Semitism, toleration, and appreciation : the changing relations of Jews and Gentiles in early America / William Pencak -- Part IV. The Persistence of Tolerance and Intolerance in the New Nation : -- 11. The "catholic spirit" prevailing in our country" : America's moderate religious revolution / Chris Benek -- 12. The boundaries of toleration and tolerance : religious infidelity in the early American republic / Christopher Grasso

Series:

Early American studies

ISBN:

081224270X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780812242706 (hardcover : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)606785058

LCCN:

2010015803

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)