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Christianity in Nineteenth Century American Law

Steven Alan Samson, Liberty University

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Originally published in: "Antithesis", II, 2 (March/April 1991): 23-29.

Abstract

The religious underpinnings of American political and legal institutions have been duly noted by legal scholars, historians, judges, politicians, and clergymen alike. Church polities provided models not only for colonial civil governments but also for the present constitutional system.

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Steven Alan Samson. "Christianity in Nineteenth Century American Law" Antithesis II.2 (1991): 23-29.
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/steven_samson/9