A fascinating, scarce, and timely work in which influential Presbyterian divine, John H. Rice writes to James Madison, urging the broadest possible interpretation of religious liberty. Rice argues, in fact, that true religious liberty was necessary for the flourishing of true Christianity. That the union of Church and State, the imposition of Kingdom of Heaven by the kingdoms of earth was inherently fraught and a danger to authentic Christianity.
No copies in the auction record or in the trade. Very rare.
Rice, John H. Historical and Philosophical Considerations on Religion; Addressed to James Madison Esq. Late President of the United States. By Rev. John H, Rice, D.D. Late Professor of Christian Theology in Union Theological Seminary, in Prince Edward, Virginia. Richmond. Printed by J. MacFarlan. 1832. 110pp.
A good - copy, bound in cloth, shaken, with rear board all but detached. Pages have moderate foxing, and scattered stains. Minor ex library.
