Jews, Turks, and Infidels
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2011
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New edition
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-9623-5 (ISBN)
The University of North Carolina Press (Verlag)
978-0-8078-9623-5 (ISBN)
Reveals the ways in which many Protestants worked to maintain preferential treatment for Christians in common law, state constitutions, and federal practices, even attempting through amendment to alter the meaning of the US Constitution. Even though religious freedom was guaranteed, it took the sustained efforts of vigilant Jews to fulfil the constitution's promise of religious equality.
Borden reveals the ways in which many mainstream Protestants worked to maintain preferential treatment for Christians in common law, state constitutions, and federal practices, even attempting through interpretation and amendment to alter the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Even though religious freedom was guaranteed by the constitution in 1788, it took the sustained efforts of vigilant Jews during the nineteenth century to fulfill the constitution's promise of religious equality.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Borden reveals the ways in which many mainstream Protestants worked to maintain preferential treatment for Christians in common law, state constitutions, and federal practices, even attempting through interpretation and amendment to alter the meaning of the U.S. Constitution. Even though religious freedom was guaranteed by the constitution in 1788, it took the sustained efforts of vigilant Jews during the nineteenth century to fulfill the constitution's promise of religious equality.
A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.4.2011 |
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| Verlagsort | Chapel Hill |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
| Gewicht | 333 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8078-9623-3 / 0807896233 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8078-9623-5 / 9780807896235 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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