Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic
- ISBN-10
- 019992984X
- ISBN-13
- 9780199929849
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Author
- Mark David Hall
Description
Roger Sherman was the only founder to sign the Declaration and Resolves (1774), Articles of Association (1774), Declaration of Independence (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777, 1778), and Constitution (1787). Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic explores Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many contributions to America's founding. Contrary to oft-repeated assertions by jurists and scholars that the founders advocated a strictly secular polity, Mark David Hall argues persuasively that most founders believed Christianity should play an important role in the new American republic.
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- 2015-01-01
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