The religious origins of American freedom and equality : a response to John Rawls / David Peddle.

Introduction : the hermeneutics of church and state
Political liberalism and the Supreme Court : religious liberty and the wall of separation metaphor
Intimations of modernity in the thought of John Calvin
Covenant, communion, and awakening : Puritanism and the theological roots of American liberalism
Conclusion : the problem of objectivity and the question of translation.