The religious roots of the First Amendment : dissenting Protestants and the separation of church and state /
Miller, Nicholas Patrick.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2012.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.
Introduction: religion and American disestablishment -- The monk and the bard: Luther's protest to Milton's Protestant vision -- The philosopher and the enthusiast: John Locke and William Penn -- The Puritan lawyer and the Baptist preacher: Elisha Williams, Isaac Backus, and the rise of American dissent -- Revolutionary and governor: William Livington opposes Anglican control of King's College -- Theologian and politician: John Witherspoon and James Madison make a national principle -- Epilogue: back to the future of church and state.
United States.
Christianity and law.
Church history.
Christianity
Protestantism