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The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality : A Response to John Rawls.

Peddle, David.

The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality : A Response to John Rawls. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (145 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Political Liberalism and the Supreme Court -- Chapter Three: Intimations of Modernity in the Thought of John Calvin -- Chapter Four: Covenant, Communion, and Awakening -- Chapter Five: Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index -- About the Author.

The Religious Origins of American Freedom and Equality provides a compelling contribution to the discussion of the separation of church and state. Showing how the principles of freedom and equality on which separation is based have a religious origin, this book provides a vivid alternative to the construction of public reason in John Rawls's Political Liberalism.

9780739189177


Equality - Religious aspects.


Electronic books.

JC599.U5 -- .P374 2014eb

322.10973

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