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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... practice. Readers should be aware of two problems inherent in quote books of every description. One is the problem of timing. If an individual's views change over time, at what point are they the most authentic and, hence, quotable ...
... practice that are still alive today. The Founders' views, diverse though they were, also illuminate the sentiments of important religious denominations in the Founding period and, on some issues (e.g., the power of providence), of all ...
... practices and convictions. An exception is Madison, who once opined that the Baptists' “religious Sentiments [were] in the main. . .very ortho- dox.” Madison to William Bradford, January 24, 1774, Hutchinson and Rachal, Papers of James ...
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