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

Contributor(s): Beneke, Chris (Christopher J.) | Grenda, Christopher S
Material type: TextTextSeries: Early American studies: Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2011]Copyright date: ©2011Description: vi, 401 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780812242706 (alk. paper); 081224270X (alk. paper)Subject(s): United States -- Church history -- 17th century | United States -- Church history -- 18th century | United States -- Religion -- To 1800 | Religious tolerance -- United StatesDDC classification: 277.3/07 Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction / Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda -- Faith, reason, and enlightenment : the cultural sources of toleration in early America / Christopher S. Grenda -- Amalek and the rhetoric of extermination / John Corrigan -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Chris Beneke and Christopher S. Grenda -- Faith, reason, and enlightenment : the cultural sources of toleration in early America / Christopher S. Grenda -- Amalek and the rhetoric of extermination / John Corrigan -- 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 -- 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 -- 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.

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