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Wellspring of liberty : how Virginia's religious dissenters helped win the American Revolution and secured religious liberty / John A. Ragosta.

Author/creator Ragosta, John A.
Other author/creatorOxford University Press.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,
Descriptionviii, 261 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online History
Supplemental Content Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
Subject(s)
Church and state--Virginia --History --18th century.
Dissenters, Religious--Virginia --History --18th century.
Freedom of religion--Virginia --History --18th century.
Virginia--History --Revolution, 1775-1783.
Virginia--Politics and government --1775-1783.
Contents Virginians dissent -- Pleading for reform and demanding freedom -- British plans for success -- Did the dissenters fight? -- After the war -- What did they fight, and bargain for?
Review "Historians and the Supreme Court have repeatedly noted that the foundation of the First Amendment's protection of religious liberty lies in Virginia's struggle, turning primarily to Jefferson and Madison to understand this. In Wellspring of Liberty, John A. Ragosta argues that Virginia's religious dissenters played a seminal and previously underappreciated role in the development of the First Amendment and in the meaning of religious freedom as we understand it today."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009031552
ISBN9780195388060 (alk. paper)

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