New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty
(Part of the Early American Studies Series)
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The settlers of New Netherland were obligated to uphold religious toleration as a legal right by the Dutch Republic's founding document, the 1579 Union of Utrecht, which stated that "everyone shall remain free in religion and that no one may be persecuted or investigated because of religion." For early American historians this statement, unique in the world at its time, lies at the root of American pluralism. New Netherland and the Dutch...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0812244087
ISBN13:9780812244083
Release Date:May 2012
Publisher:University of Pennsylvania Press
Length:376 Pages
Weight:1.65 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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