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" Faith, reason, and consent : "
Wm. G. Miller
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BL
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694869
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b517058
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| Main Entry
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Miller, Wm. G., (William George),1968-
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Faith, reason, and consent : : legislating morality in early American states /\ Wm. G. Miller
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: LFB Scholarly Pub.,, 2008
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| Series Statement
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Law and society
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ix, 298 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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1593322739 (alk. paper)
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: 9781593322731 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index
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| Contents
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Legislating morality : four streams of thought -- Three grounding principles for moral legislation : popular sovereignty, natural law, and divine law -- The nature of God in early American state constitutions -- The nature of man in early American state constitutions -- The constitutionality of moral legislation in early state constitutions -- A constitutional mandate : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Massachusetts -- Ambiguous constitutionality : moral legislation in post-revolutionary Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Georgia, New York, and South Carolina -- Contemporary scholarship and early American state legislation of morality -- Considerations for legislation of morality in the 21st century
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Constitutional history-- United States-- States
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Constitutional law-- Religious aspects
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Law and ethics-- History-- 18th century
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United States, Politics and government, 1775-1783
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| Dewey Classification
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342.7302/9
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KF4541.M55 2008
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