Faiths of Our Fathers

What America's Founders Really Believed

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Throughout our nation's history, the religious beliefs of America's founders have been contested and misunderstood. Did our founders advocate Christianity or atheism? In The Faiths of Our Fathers, widely acclaimed historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of eleven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. He discovers men with religious beliefs as diverse as their political opinions. These profiles shed light on not only the lives and times of the revolutionary generation but also the role of religion in public life throughout American history.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-07-07
Mått155 x 233 x 15 mm
Vikt293 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor256
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742531154

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Chapter 1: In the Beginning Was VarietyChapter 2: Thomas JeffersonChapter 3: Benjamin FranklinChapter 4: James MadisonChapter 5: John AdamsChapter 6: George WashingtonChapter 7: John MarshallChapter 8: Patrick HenryChapter 9: Alexander HamiltonChapter 10: George MasonChapter 11: Charles Carroll of CarrolltonChapter 12: Haym SalomanChapter 13: What Most People ThoughtAppendix: Virginia Statute for Religious FreedomBibliography

Employing the thoughtful and graceful narrative style we have come to expect from books by Alf Mapp, in The Faith of Our Fathers he brings much-needed light to an issue that has confused Americans for generations. And by disclosing the varied religious beliefs of persons such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and many others, he also demonstrates how ‘the Founding Fathers' habitual ruminations on ethics did much to make their era the greatest in human history. A book that is certain to make a significant contribution to the wisdom and understanding of those who are wise enough to read it.