Scott J. Kester

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• 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

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