Scott J. Kester

The Haunted Philosophe

James Madison, Republicanism, and Slavery

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Scott J. Kester shows that James Madison, a strong proponent of government by and for the people, was haunted by the injustices of slavery, examining James Madison's inextricably linked religious and political beliefs. He argues Madison was an Enlightenment Deist, whose religious faith was connected with his republicanism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 370g
• ISBN-13: 9780739121740
• ISBN-10: 073912174X
• Artikelnr.: 23542987

Autorenporträt

Scott J. Kester is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Table of Contents Chapter 2 Introduction: James Madison in His
Context Part 3 I Religion Chapter 4 1 Madison, Christianity, and Deism
Chapter 5 2 Madison's Concern for Religious Freedom and a Separation of
Church and State Part 6 II Madison's Republicanism Chapter 7 3
Republicanism vs. Monarchy and Aristocracy Chapter 8 4 Manifest Destiny
Chapter 9 5 American Exceptionalism Chapter 10 6 The British and the French
and American Politics Chapter 11 7 Religious Republicanism Part 12 III
Slavery and the Limits of Madison's Vision Chapter 13 8 Madison's
Ideological Conflict over Slavery Chapter 14 9 Law and Justice Chapter 15
Conclusion Chapter 16 Bibliography