The Lively Experiment: Religious Toleration in America from Roger Williams to the Present 9781442248731, 9781442248724

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Davis gathers together important selections from Williams's public and private writings on religious liberty, illus

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This book presents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and universit

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From the pilgrims to Las Vegas, hippie communes to the smart city, utopianism has shaped American landscapes. The Purita

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