The Founders on Religion: A Book of QuotationsJames H. Hutson Princeton University Press, 10.11.2009 - 288 Seiten What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. |
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... George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madi- son at the Library of Congress were searched, with some surprising results. These new sources offer readers a richer and livelier selection of statements about the religion of the ...
... George Washington rarely missed an opportunity to attend divine services and took his turn on the vestry of his ... president, James Madison followed Jefferson's example by attending services in the House, making a grand appearance when ...
... George Washington (1732–1799). “The Father of his Country.” Commander of the Continental Army, 1775–1783. First president of the United States, 1789–1797. An Episcopalian. Martha Washington (1731–1802). The first first lady. An ...
... George Washington and Religion. Dallas: Southern Methodist University Press, 1963. Julian P. Boyd, ed., The Papers of Thomas Jefferson. 31 vols. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1950–2004. Lyman H. Butterfield, ed., Adams ...
... Washington Haraszti, Prophets of Progress Johnston, Correspondence of Jay ... George W. Corner, ed. The Autobiography of Benjamin Rush. Princeton, N.J. ... Washington. 39 vols. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1931–44. Zoltan ...