TY - BOOK ID - 85298038 TI - The Declaration of Independence and God : self-evident truths in American law PY - 2015 SN - 1316406253 1316405338 1316406024 1316104680 1316406482 1316406717 1107088186 1107459044 1316403955 9781316104682 9781316406021 9781316406946 1316406946 9781107088184 9781107459045 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Religion and law -- United States. KW - United States. -- Declaration of Independence. KW - Religion and law KW - United States. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85298038 AB - 'Self-evident truths' was a profound concept used by the drafters of the American Declaration of Independence to insist on their rights and freedom from oppressive government. How did this Enlightenment notion of self-evident human rights come to be used in this historic document and what is its true meaning? In The Declaration of Independence and God, Owen Anderson traces the concept of a self-evident creator through America's legal history. Starting from the Declaration of Independence, Anderson considers both challenges to belief in God from thinkers like Thomas Paine and American Darwinists, as well as modifications to the concept of God by theologians like Charles Finney and Paul Tillich. Combining history, philosophy and law in a unique focus, this book opens exciting new avenues for the study of America's legal history. ER -