Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism

Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion. -Los Angeles Times Book Review At...
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Author: Susan Jacoby
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Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism by Jacoby, Susan

Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism

€36,45

Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism

€36,45
Author: Susan Jacoby
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion.
-Los Angeles Times Book Review

At a time when the separation of church and state is under attack as never before, Freethinkers offers a powerful defense of the secularist heritage that gave Americans the first government in the world founded not on the authority of religion but on the bedrock of human reason. In impassioned, elegant prose, celebrated author Susan Jacoby traces more than two hundred years of secularist activism, beginning with the fierce debate over the omission of God from the Constitution. Moving from nineteenth-century abolitionism and suffragism through the twentieth century's civil liberties, civil rights, and feminist movements, Freethinkers illuminates the neglected achievements of secularists who, allied with tolerant believers, have led the battle for reform in the past and today.

Rich with such iconic figures as Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine, and the once-famous Robert Green Ingersoll, Freethinkers restores to history the passionate humanists who struggled against those who would undermine the combination of secular government and religious liberty that is the glory of the American system.

Author: Susan Jacoby
Publisher: Holt McDougal
Published: 01/01/2005
Pages: 417
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.54w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780805077766


Review Citation(s):
Ingram Advance 03/01/2005 pg. 69
New York Times 03/27/2005 pg. 20

About the Author
Susan Jacoby is the author of several books including Wild Justice, a Pulitzer Prize finalist. A contributor to The Washington Post, The New York Times, Newsday, and Vogue, she lives in New York City.


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