Religious Tolerance in the Atlantic World [electronic resource] : Early Modern and Contemporary Perspectives /
Glaser, Eliane.author.
Glaser, Eliane,1973-editor of compilation.
Placing topical debates in historical perspective, the essays by leading scholars of history, literature and political science explore issues of difference and diversity, inclusion and exclusion, and faith in relation to a variety of Christian groups, Jews and Muslims in the context of both early modern and contemporary England and America.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on Contributors; Religious Tolerance in the Atlantic World: Early Modern and Contemporary Perspectives; 1 Scripture and Toleration between Reformation and Enlightenment; 2 Some Forms of Religious Liberty: Political Thinking, Ecclesiology and Religious Freedom in Early Modern England; 3 Moral Logics of Enmity: Indians and English in Early America; 4 Law and Civil Interest: William Penn's Tolerationism; 5 John Milton and Religious Tolerance: The Origins and Contradictions of the Western Tradition
6 Conformity, Loyalty and the Jesuit Mission to England of 15807 Commonwealth, Chosenness and Toleration: Reconsidering the Jews' Readmission to England and the Idea of an Elect Nation; 8 Present at the Creation: Diaspora, Hybridity and the Place of Jews in the History of English Toleration; 9 Tolerating 'Mahomet': Or, Thinking about Then, Now; 10 A Feminism of Convenience: Roger Williams, Egyptian Salafists and Liberty of Conscience for Women; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Placing topical debates in historical perspective, the essays by leading scholars of history, literature and political science explore issues of difference and diversity, inclusion and exclusion, and faith in relation to a variety of Christian groups, Jews and Muslims in the context of both early modern and contemporary England and America.
Civilization—History.
United States—History.
History, Modern.
Religion—History.
America—History.
Philosophy.
Cultural History.
US History.
Modern History.
History of Religion.
History of the Americas.
History of Philosophy.