2001 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study of the Separation between Church and State in England and America Leading to American Revolution
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11420017
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | International Christian University |
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Principal Investigator |
ONISHI Naoki International Christian Univ., Liberal Arts, Professor, 教養学部, 教授 (80152198)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MORIMOTO Anri International Christian Univ., Liberal Arts, Professor, 教養学部, 教授 (10317349)
IWAI Jun Shizuoka University, Liberal Arts, Professor, 人文学部, 教授 (70201944)
OGURA Izumi Daito Bunka Univ., Faculty of Law, Professor, 法学部, 教授 (00185563)
KOHIYAMA Rui Tokyo Christian Woman'sUniv., Contemporary Culture, Associate, 現代文化学部, 助教授 (70186782)
YAMAOKA Ryuichi University of Arts, Liberal Arts, Associate, 教養学部, 助教授 (80306406)
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| Project Period (FY) |
1999 – 2001
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| Keywords | Separation Between Church a State / Fredom of Faith / Tolerance / Puritan Revolution / American Revolution / Establishment / Great Awakening / Constition |
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| Research Abstract |
This research has covered the wide range of development of the idea and practice of the separation between church and state from 17th century England, in particular, during the Puritan Revolution through the ratification of Federal constitution of the United States. Prof. Iwai has made a thorough research on the religious movement of Levellers during the Revolution. John Cotton's idea of theocracy during the colonial period of New England has been investigated by Prof. Ogura, who published her article entitled, "Wheelright and Cotton. " The theoretical background of the separation between church and state has been researched by Yamaoka, who has clarified John Locke's idea of religious freedom. Prof. Morimoto put focused upon Roger Williams, whose idea of religious freedom had drawn keen attention in recent early American religion scholarship. The relation between the Great Awakening and the American Revolution of Independence has been investigated by Profs Onishi, Kohiyama, and Prof. Saito. Related to this research, Onishi published, "American Community-Origin and Myth-Making. John Winthrop's City Upon a Hill Reconsidered. " And, the religious situation after and during the Republican period of America observed by Alexis de Tocqueville was made clear by Prof. Hara. This group took the initiative to organize a seminar at Ritsumeikan Kyoto Summer Seminar for American Studies in 2001, to which Prof. David Hall of Harvard Divinity School was invited and gave a series of lectures on the topic related to this research. Each member of this group was stimulated and exchanged various ideas concerning the topic of this research throughout the seminar, which will be compiled in the from of the report.
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