Theological and Philosophical Origins of Religious Liberty in the U.S. Constitution
Theological and Philosophical Origins of Religious Liberty in the U.S. Constitution
This chapter discusses the early modern origins of freedom of religion in the Protestant Reformation (including the contributions of Martin Luther and John Calvin), the genesis of the “American constitutional experiment in religious liberty” (noting, especially, the influence of Roger Williams, John Locke, and James Madison), and the formulation of religious freedom in and subsequent jurisprudence of the First Amendment (e.g., the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses).
Keywords: Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther, John Calvin, religious freedom, Roger Williams, John Lock, James Madison, First Amendment
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