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Title The first prejudice [electronic resource] : religious tolerance and intolerance in early America / edited by Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda.

Imprint Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2011.

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Description vi, 401 p.
Series Early American studies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Pt. I. Ideologies of tolerance and intolerance in early America. Faith, reason, and enlightenment: the cultural sources of toleration in early America / Christopher S. Grenda -- Amalek and the rhetoric of extermination / John Corrigan -- pt. II. Practices of tolerance and intolerance in Colonial British America. The episcopate, the British union, and the failure of religious settlement in colonial British America / Ned Landsman -- Practicing toleration in Dutch New Netherland / Joyce D. Goodfriend -- Heretics, blasphemers, and Sabbath breakers: the prosecution of religious crime in early America / Susan Juster -- Persecuting Quakers?: liberty and toleration in early Pennsylvania / Andrew R. Murphy --
pt. III. The boundaries of tolerance and intolerance in early America. Native freedom?: Indians and religious tolerance in early America / Richard W. Pointer -- Slaves to intolerance: African American Christianity and religious freedom in early America / Jon Sensbach -- Catholics, Protestants, and the clash of civilizations in early America / Owen Stanwood -- Anti-Semitism, toleration, and appreciation : the changing relations of Jews and Gentiles in early America / William Pencak -- pt. IV. The persistence of tolerance and intolerance in the new nation. The "catholic spirit prevailing in our country": America's moderate religious revolution / Chris Benek -- The boundaries of toleration and tolerance: religious infidelity in the early American republic / Christopher Grasso.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Religious tolerance -- United States.
United States -- Church history -- 17th century.
United States -- Church history -- 18th century.
United States -- Religion -- To 1800.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Beneke, Chris (Christopher J.)
Grenda, Christopher S.
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780812242706 (hardcover : alk. paper)
081224270X (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780812204896 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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