"A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom highlights the key role Jews and Judaism played in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. As the most visible non-Christian religion, Judaism was central to the debate over religious freedom in America at a critical juncture. The decision to extend citizenship to all religions existed as a debate during the Founding generation. However, the debate was unambiguously decided against the idea of the nation being defined exclusively by Christianity. A Promise Land discusses the key struggle of early America to achieve the broadest possible definition of religious liberty in line with the separation of church and state"--
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ISBN:9780197536865
ISBN:0197536867
ISBN:9780197536889
ISBN:9780197536896
Physical Description:print viii, 330 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher:New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-322) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Hebrew Letters -- All Over the Map -- The Rabbi of the Revolution -- Jews at War -- The Synagogue of the Revolution -- A Possibility of Jews -- "Congress Shall Make No Law..." -- Alien and Sedition -- Democratization -- The Black Synagogue -- The Converts -- The Jew Bill -- Conclusion: The Revolutionary Legacy.
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