Church-State Relations in the Early American Republic, 1787–1846
James S Kabala
| 288pp: 234x156mm: January 2013
HB 978 1 84893 314 9: £60/$99 |
‘This superb account of church-state relations during the most tumultuous years of American Christendom reveals that our present disputes over the separation of church and state are nothing new. Kabala’s deeply researched book contains the fullest and clearest summary that we have of the bitter struggles during the six decades following 1780 that led to the Protestant non-sectarian consensus of the 1840s.’
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Americans of the Early Republic devoted close attention to the question of what should be the proper relationship between church and state. This issue engaged participants from all religions, denominations and party affiliations. Kabala examines this debate across six decades and shows that an understanding of this period is not possible without appreciating the key role religion played in the formation of the nation.
Introduction
1 Beyond the First Amendment: Religion and the Federal Government
2 The Protestant Clergy and the Rise of the Non-Sectarian Consensus
3 ‘The Political Orphans of Your State’: Religious Tests in the Early Republic
4 The Limits of Consensus: Th e Unorthodox in the Court System
5 Legislative Prayer in the Early Republic: The Consensus Defeats Theocracy and Secularism
Epilogue
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‘This superb account of church-state relations during the most tumultuous years of American Christendom reveals that our present disputes over the separation of church and state are nothing new. Kabala’s deeply researched book contains the fullest and clearest summary that we have of the bitter struggles during the six decades following 1780 that led to the Protestant non-sectarian consensus of the 1840s.’
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