American Freethinker : Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation /

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The first comprehensive biography of Elihu Palmer tells the life story of a freethinker who was at the heart of the early United States' protracted contest over religious freedom and free speech.When the United States was new, a lapsed minister named Elihu Palmer shared with his fellow American...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Fischer, Kirsten (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Colección:Early American Studies
Temas:
Deism > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States > History > 18th century.
Freedom of religion > United States > History > 19th century.
Freethinkers > United States.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies).
A Fourth of July Oration.
American Enlightenment.
Deistical Society.
First Amendment.
Freedom of speech.
Prospect, or View of the Modern World.
The Principles of Nature.
The Temple of Reason.
Vitalism.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • NOTE ON STYLE
  • Prologue. "A Religious Tornado"
  • PART I. EXPANSIVE CHRISTIANITY
  • Chapter 1. Steady Habits Upended
  • Chapter 2. A Liberal Education
  • Chapter 3. "All is Alive"
  • Chapter 4. Freelance Universalist
  • PART II. THE MAKING OF AN "INFIDEL"
  • Chapter 5. Palmer's Rubicon
  • Chapter 6. Hard Fate
  • Chapter 7. Fellowship
  • Chapter 8. Sensitive Atoms
  • PART III. LIGHTNING ROD
  • Chapter 9. Specter of Infidelity
  • Chapter 10. Controversy Among Freethinkers
  • Chapter 11. Weaponizing Freethought
  • Chapter 12. The Best Kind of Revolution
  • Epilogue. Into the Future
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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