Religious freedom : Jefferson's legacy, America's creed /

Offers a defense of Thomas Jefferson's advocacy for a strict separation of church and state by examining his views on religious freedom. Shows how the First Amendment's focus on maintaining the authority of states to regulate religious freedom demonstrates that Jefferson demanded a firm se...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ragosta, John A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2013.
Series:	Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:	Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Religion. Jefferson, Thomas, > 1743-1826 > Political and social views. Virginia. > Act for establishing religious freedom. Freedom of religion > United States > History > 18th century. Freedom of religion > Virginia > History > 18th century. Church and state > United States > History > 18th century. Church and state > Virginia > History > 18th century.

Table of Contents:

Thomas Jefferson's religion and religious liberty
Virginia's establishment and the revolutionary battle for religious liberty
The Virginia statute for establishing religious freedom
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution : a Jeffersonian compromise
From the First Amendment to Reynolds : Jefferson ascendant
Federal control : Jefferson's vision in our times
Jefferson's enduring legacy
Documentary appendix: Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (original and edited versions)
Memorial & remonstrance against religious assessments
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Memorial from the General Convention of Virginia Presbyterians, August 13, 1785 (Bethel)
"Spirit of the Gospel" Resolution of the Virginia Baptist General Convention, August 13, 1785
Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists, January 1, 1802, and letters to Levi Lincoln and from Gideon Granger regarding the letter to the Danbury Baptists.