Description: Further DetailsTitle: Demanding Liberty – An Untold Story of American Religious FreedomCondition: NewEAN: 9780830845286ISBN: 9780830845286Publisher: Inter-Varsity Press,USFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 04/24/2018Item Length: 140mmItem Weight: 249gLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0830845283Description: Religious liberty is one of the most contentious political issues of our time. How should people of faith engage with the public square in a pluralist era? Some citizens hope to reclaim a more Christian vision of national identity, while others resist any religious presence at all.This dispute is not new, and it goes back to the founding era of American history. As the country was being formed, some envisioned a Christian nation where laws would require worship attendance and Sabbath observance. Others advocated for a thoroughly secular society where faith would have no place in public life. But neither extreme won the day, thanks to the unsung efforts of a Connecticut pastor who forged a middle way.Historian Brandon O'Brien unveils an untold story of how religious liberty came to be. Between the Scylla and Charybdis of theocracy and secularism, Baptist pastor Isaac Backus contended for a third way. He worked to secure religious liberty and freedom of conscience for all Americans, not just for one particular denomination or religious tradition. Backus's ideas give us insight into how people of faith navigate political debates and work for the common good.Backus lived in an age of both religious revival and growing secularism, competing forces much like those at work today. The past speaks into the present as we continue to demand liberty and justice for all.Country/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 210mmItem Width: 14mmAuthor: Brandon J. O`brienGenre: HistoryTopic: Law & Politics, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Philosophy & SpiritualityRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Demanding Liberty – An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom
Title: Demanding Liberty – An Untold Story of American Religious Freedom
EAN: 9780830845286
ISBN: 9780830845286
Release Date: 04/24/2018
Release Year: 2018
ISBN-10: 0830845283
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Book Title: Demanding Liberty : an Untold Story of American Religious Freedom
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Christian Church / History, United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775), Religious, Christianity / Baptist, Political Freedom, Religion, Politics & State
Item Height: 0.6 in
Genre: Religion, Political Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 9 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Brandon J. O'brien
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
