Faith, reason, and consent
Miller, Wm. G. 1968-
Faith, reason, and consent legislating morality in early American states / [electronic resource] : Wm. G. Miller. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008. - ix, 298 p. : ill. - Law and society . - Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Constitutional history--States.--United States
Constitutional law--Religious aspects.
Law and ethics--History--18th century.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
Electronic books.
KF4541 / .M55 2008eb
342.7302/9
Faith, reason, and consent legislating morality in early American states / [electronic resource] : Wm. G. Miller. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008. - ix, 298 p. : ill. - Law and society . - Law and society (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-290) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Constitutional history--States.--United States
Constitutional law--Religious aspects.
Law and ethics--History--18th century.
United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
Electronic books.
KF4541 / .M55 2008eb
342.7302/9