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Separating Church and State

其他書名	Roger Williams and Religious Liberty
出版	University of Illinois Press, 1998
主題	Biography & Autobiography / HistoricalLaw / ConstitutionalPolitical Science / History & TheoryPolitical Science / Political FreedomPolitical Science / American Government / GeneralPolitical Science / Religion, Politics & StateReligion / GeneralReligion / Christianity / History
ISBN	02520666429780252066641
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wdsec97mwNwC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Roger Williams, founder of the colony of Rhode Island, is famous as an

apostle of religious tolerance and a foe of religious establishments.

In Separating Church and State, Timothy Hall combines impressive

historical and legal scholarship to explore Williams's theory of religious

liberty and relate it to current debate. Williams's fierce religious dogmaticism,

Hall argues, is precisely what led to his religious tolerance, making

him one of the most articulate champions of the argument for the necessary

separation of church and state.

"Both timely and provocative. . . . Offers Williams's largely overlooked

but deeply important perspective on the peaceful coexistence of committed

believers of diverse faiths. The book also brings into question crucial

tenets of the United States Supreme Court's First Amendment religion clause

jurisprudence at a time when many are raising questions about it."

-- Marci A. Hamilton, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York City

"Hall has the entire Williams corpus under his command, and he plays

the relevant texts like a master organist. He also has the legal corpus

equally at his fingertips. One of the great strengths of his book is that

it bridges the too often separate fields of history and jurisprudence."

-- Edwin Gaustad, author of Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in

America