"In God We Trust": The Religious Beliefs and Ideas of the American Founding FathersNorman Cousins Harper, 1958 - 464 Seiten This book is about the religious beliefs and personal philosophies of the small company of young men who founded the new nation that called itself the United States of America. Much is known about their political ideas--but what about their own articles of faith and individual philosophies? This question has served as the basis for speculation and often conflicting theory, especially in connection with recurring issues facing the American people. This is the first time these materials have been brought together into a single source. In these pages they speak their minds; they also speak to the spiritual concerns of our own time. Norman Cousins has examined literally thousands of letters, personal diaries and official pronouncements in making the selections for this book. As part of each chapter, he has also written an essay on the education and general background of each man.--From publisher description. |
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... England and Europe which American settlers thought they had left behind . There was hardly a form of persecu- tion ... England and other nations in Europe , and promptly established similar oppressions in their new surroundings . The ...
... England and Europe which American settlers thought they had left behind . There was hardly a form of persecu- tion ... England and other nations in Europe , and promptly established similar oppressions in their new surroundings . The ...
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... England was accepted as the prevailing religion of the people , the restrictions against dissenters were hardly less severe than in England itself . Baptists , Quakers , and Catholics seemed to be particular targets , but other creeds ...
... England was accepted as the prevailing religion of the people , the restrictions against dissenters were hardly less severe than in England itself . Baptists , Quakers , and Catholics seemed to be particular targets , but other creeds ...
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... England to make the Americans very fond of them . Secondly , that what religion there is in England , is as far from being the religion of America as that of France . The hierarchy of England is quite as disagreeable to Amer- ica as ...
... England to make the Americans very fond of them . Secondly , that what religion there is in England , is as far from being the religion of America as that of France . The hierarchy of England is quite as disagreeable to Amer- ica as ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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