Author

Publication

2015 - Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Lanham

Language

English

Word Count

85,500 words, Guess

Page Count

342 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101442248726
  • ISBN-139781442248724
  • Library of Congress Control Number2014045492
  • OCLC Control Number898066558
  • Better World Books9781442248724
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Classifications

  • LCCBL2525.L585 2015
  • LCCBL2525 .L585 2015

Description

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. - Publisher.

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Other Editions

  • The Lively Experiment: Religious Toleration in America from Roger Williams to the PresentHardcoverRowan & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.2015-01-01

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