New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty by Evan Haefeli

New Netherland and the Dutch Origins of American Religious Liberty

Early American Studies

Evan Haefeli

376 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history politics religion challenging informative medium-paced
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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 pe...

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