Faith of the Founders

Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826

Häftad, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

In the lauded Faith of the Founders, revered historian Edwin Gaustad provides a careful consideration of the developing relationship between religion and the state after the American Revolution. With concise focus on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams, Gaustad identifies seven varying - sometimes contrary - perspectives on religion that guided the nation's founders. Faith of the Founders masterfully shows how these figures possessed an intuitive understanding of religion that helped nourish a young country. Repackaged for a new generation of readers and with a new foreword by Randall Balmer, this brief but insightful book offers a look into the founding fathers' genius - and points to a way forward through the ideological boundaries that threaten to upend the daily doings of American government today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-01-03
Mått:152 x 231 x 16 mm
Vikt:358 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:180
Upplaga:2
Förlag:Baylor University Press
Medarbetare:Randall Balmer
ISBN:9781932792096

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Edwin S. Gaustad is emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Riverside. He is a noted church historian and the author of over a dozen books.Randall Balmer is John Phillips Professor in Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.

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"As clear and serene a guide to the mixture of religious and political events at the time of the nation's founding as we are likely to get." --Martin Marty, Catholic Historical Review

Innehållsförteckning

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgement1. An Introduction2. The Colonies and Their Churches3. The Libertarians: Jefferson and Madison4. The Icons: Franklin and Washington5. The Philosophes: Adams and Jefferson6. The Churches and the People7. EpilogueAppendix A. Major Documents Pertinent to Religion, 1785-1789Appendix B. Selected State Declarations of Rights and Constitutions with Respect to Religion, 1776-1799NotesBibliographical NoteIndex