A promised land

• Verfasst von: Jortner, Adam Joseph [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: A promised land
• Titelzusatz: Jewish patriots, the American Revolution, and the birth of religious freedom
• Verf.angabe: Adam Jortner
• Verlagsort: New York, NY
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• E-Jahr: 2024
• Jahr: [2024]
• Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 330 Seiten)
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Gesamttitel/Reihe: Oxford scholarship online
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 23, 2024)
• ISBN: 978-0-19-753689-6
• DOI: doi:10.1093/oso/9780197536865.001.0001
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Druck-Ausgabe
• Sach-SW: History
• Sach-SW: History of the Americas
• K10plus-PPN: 1900813289
• K10plus-PPN:
  Universitätsbibliothek
• Lokale URL UB: Zum Volltext

Abstract

In 'A Promised Land', Adam Jortner dismantles the myth that America was founded as a Christian nation first and foremost. Widening the scope of the American Revolution and those who fought in it, Jortner explores the central role of Judaism in the making of the United States and its definition of citizenship.

Abstract

"A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom highlights the key role Jews and Judaism played in the American Revolution and the founding of the United States. As the most visible non-Christian religion, Judaism was central to the debate over religious freedom in America at a critical juncture. The decision to extend citizenship to all religions existed as a debate during the Founding generation. However, the debate was unambiguously decided against the idea of the nation being defined exclusively by Christianity. A Promise Land discusses the key struggle of early America to achieve the broadest possible definition of religious liberty in line with the separation of church and state"--