Richard Hooker and American religious liberty.: An article from: Journal of Church and State

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From the supplier: The American concept of religious liberty may be partly traceable to the writings of Richard Hooker, an Anglican theologian who lived from 1554 to 1600. Hooker's "The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity" defended state establishment of religion and repression of dissenters. Paradoxically, Hooker also developed a theory of consent of the governed which the Anglicans brought with them to colonial Virginia and which ultimately influenced the Founding Fathers' support for religious freedom.

Citation Details
Title: Richard Hooker and American religious liberty.
Author: Wendy Dackson
Publication:Journal of Church and State (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: J.M. Dawson Studies in Church and State
Volume: 41 Issue: 1 Page: 117(1)

Article Type: Biography

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