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The Political and Religious Backdrop Of The Founding Of The United States |
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The Reformation's role in Advancing Political and Religious Liberty |
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1.1 Martin Luther's Protest
1.2 Calvin and the Presbyterians
1.3 Calvin's Resistance Theory
1.4 The Tudor Family and the English Reformation
1.5 The Stuart Family and the Divine Right of Kings |
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| Chapter Two |
Two Revolutions in England Set the Stage for America's Birth |
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2.1 The Civil War (Puritan Revolution) in England and Rutherford 's Lex Rex
2.2 The Westminster Assembly and Confession
2.3 The Defeat of Charles I and the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
2.4 The Restoration of John Locke
2.5 Excursion: The Enlightenment
2.6 The Whigs and Algernon Sidney
2.7 The Glorious Revolution
2.8 John Locke's Political Philosophy |
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| Chapter Three |
The Flight of the Reformation to America |
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3.1 Basing government upon the Consent of the Governed
3.2 A government of Laws, and Not of Men
3.3 Calvin's Dilemma
3.4 The Puritan Predicament in America
3.4.1 Roger Williams
3.4.2 Anne Hutchinson
3.4.3 Puritan Desperation
3.4.4 The Salem Witch Trials
3.5 The First Great Awakening
3.6 The Impact of the Awakening |
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| Unit Two |
The Socio-Cultural Backdrop For The Founding Of The United States |
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| Chapter Four |
The English Common Law: Our National Birthright |
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4.1 The Common Law and Christian Morality
4.2 The Common Law and the Founding
4.2.1 The Magna Carta
4.2.2 Edward Coke
4.2.3 William Blackstone
4.2.4 Thomas Jefferson |
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| Chapter Five |
Colonial Education |
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5.1 The New England Primer
5.2 Latin and Apprenticeships
5.3 America 's First Four Colleges
5.3.1 Harvard
5.3.2 The College of William and Mary
5.3.3 Yale
5.3.4 Princeton (The College of New Jersey ) |
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| Chapter Six |
Family Life in New England |
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6.1 Marriage and the Proper Role of Love
6.2 The Role of Women: Domestic Affairs
6.3 The Children: Discerning Their Vocation |
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| Chapter Seven |
Nomenclature |
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7.1 The Medieval Context
7.2 Early American Names
7.3 Why Old Testament Names?
7.4 Why Descriptive Names?
7.5 The New England Baby-Naming Book: The Bible |
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| Unit Three |
America 's Passage to Liberty |
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| Chapter Eight |
The American Revolution |
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8.1 Between Plymouth Rock and Independence Hall
8.2 The Religious Controversy That Ignited the Revolution
8.3 Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty
8.4 The “Presbyterian Rebellion” |
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| Chapter Nine |
Two Founding Documents |
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9.1 The Declaration of Independence
9.2 The Law of Nature and Nature's God
9.3 Self-Evident Truths, Inalienable Rights, and Slavery
9.4 Consent of the Governed
9.5 Relying on Divine Providence
9.6 The Federal Constitution
9.7 The Nature of Federalism
9.8 The Federalist Papers
9.9 The Constitution and Religious Language |
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| Chapter Ten |
Separation of Church and State |
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10.1 The Religious Climate in Colonial Virginia
10.2 Madison and Jefferson
10.3 The Virginia Bill of Rights
10.4 Taxes and the Use of Force
10.5 Jefferson 's Statute for Religious Liberty
10.6 The Baptist Influence on Jefferson
10.7 What Jefferson Said
10.8 Religious Taxes
10.9 James Madison's Reply: The Memorial and Remonstrance
10.10 Madison 's Impact
10.11 Contemporary Views
10.12 Conclusion |
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Glossary
Notes
Index
Authors and Contributors
Credits |
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