THE LIVELY EXPERIMENT by Chris Beneke (Editor), Christopher S. Grenda (Editor), Jon Butler (Foreword) ( 9781442248724 )

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Title:

THE LIVELY EXPERIMENT
RELIGIOUS TOLERATION IN AMERICA FROM ROGER WILLIAMS TO THE PRESENT

By:

Chris Beneke (Editor), Christopher S. Grenda (Editor), Jon Butler (Foreword)

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Hardback

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1442248726

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9781442248724

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Publisher:

ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD

Pub. date:

19 March, 2015

Pages:

358

Description:

The Lively Experiment chronicles how Americans have continually demolished traditional prejudices while at the same time erecting new walls between belief systems. Nearly four hundred years after Roger Williams' 1633 Rhode Island colony, the "lively experiment" of religious tolerance remains a core tenet of the American way of life.

Synopsis:

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Roger Williams launched one of the world's first great experiments in religious toleration. Insisting that religion be separated from civil power, he founded Rhode Island, a colony that welcomed people of many faiths. Though stark forms of intolerance persisted, Williams' commitments to faith and liberty of conscience came to define the nation and its conception of itself. Through crisp essays that show how Americans demolished old prejudices while inventing new ones, The Lively Experiment offers a comprehensive account of America's boisterous history of interreligious relations.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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Winner of Choice's "Outstanding Academic Titles"

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