Thomas E. Buckley's Church and State in Revolutionary Virginia, 1776-1787, published by the University Press of Virginia in 1977, is a scholarly history of the Virginia debates that produced Jefferson's Statute for Religious Freedom, tracing the political and religious arguments among Anglicans, dissenting Protestants and secular reformers. Its authority rests on standard academic press peer review and Buckley's direct archival work in Virginia legislative and church records of the period. It remains a standard reference for this specific decade of Virginia religious-liberty history, addressing Virginia's own debate rather than the parallel developments in other American states.
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Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a scholarly history from the University Press of Virginia, resting on standard academic press peer review and direct archival research, a standard reference for this specific history. NotesScholarly history of church and state relations in revolutionary Virginia, 1776 to 1787.
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AuthorThomas E. Buckley
PublisherUniversity Press of Virginia
Publication Year1977
Source Typeacademic monograph
Claims Backed By This Source (17 claims)
This source backs 17 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Religious Legal Instruments, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Articles, 2 claims: 2 well-attested.
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15Religious Legal Instruments
Holds
1Religious Legal Instruments
General References
1Religious Legal Instruments
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