American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kirsten FischerSeries:Early American StudiesPublish date:9/16/2025Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9781512828764ISBN-10:1512828769UPC:9781512828764Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Americas (North Central South West Indies), United States, Religion, Politics & StateBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCE2EYFCBQ
American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation
The first comprehensive biography of Elihu Palmer, who was at the heart of the early United States' protracted contest over religious freedom and free speech
When the United States was new, a lapsed minister named Elihu Palmer shared with his fellow Americans the radical idea that virtue required no religious foundation. A better source for morality, he said, could be found in the natural world:...Series: Early American Studies
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Pennsylvania PressISBN-13:9781512828764ISBN-10:1512828769UPC:9781512828764Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Americas (North Central South West Indies), United States, Religion, Politics & StateBook Topic:Colonial Period (1600-1775)Size:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.72 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCE2EYFCBQ
Kirsten Fischer is Professor of History at the University of Minnesota.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
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