Necessary virtue
Subtitle: the pragmatic origins of religious liberty in New England
By: Charles P. Hanson.
Publisher: University Press of Virginia
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Charlottesville, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Freedom of religion -- New England -- History -- 18th century.; Anti-Catholicism -- New England -- History -- 18th century.; New England -- Church history -- 18th century.; New England -- Politics and government.; France -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- France.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, French.
Description: In Necessary Virtue Charles P. Hanson explores the disruptive effects of the American Revolution on the religious culture of New England Protestantism.

In this book, Hanson raises questions about difference, tolerance, and the role of religious belief in politics and government that help us see the American Revolution in a new light. Necessary Virtue is timely in pointing to the historical contingency and, perhaps, the fragility of the church-state separation that is very much a political and legal issue today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.