{"product_id":"freethinkers-a-history-of-american-secularism","title":"Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism","description":"\"Jacoby accomplishes her task with clarity, thoroughness, and an engaging passion.\"\n-Los Angeles Times Book Review\n\nAt 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.\n\nRich 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0805077766\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0805077766.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jacoby, Susan\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43296122961981,"sku":"BVV.0805077766.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0805077766-0.jpg?v=1782421876","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/freethinkers-a-history-of-american-secularism","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}