"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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... tion has directly precluded them from . It must be meant , too , that this recommendation is to carry some authority , and to be sanctioned by some penalty on those who disregard it ; not indeed of fine and imprisonment , but of some ...
... tion has directly precluded them from . It must be meant , too , that this recommendation is to carry some authority , and to be sanctioned by some penalty on those who disregard it ; not indeed of fine and imprisonment , but of some ...
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... tion against each other , all cry out , " our holy religion . " The Calvinist , who damns children of a span long to hell to burn forever for the glory of God ( and this is called Christianity ) , and the Universalist who preaches that ...
... tion against each other , all cry out , " our holy religion . " The Calvinist , who damns children of a span long to hell to burn forever for the glory of God ( and this is called Christianity ) , and the Universalist who preaches that ...
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... tion , 136 King , Miles , 144-45 Kings , Book of , 433 King's College , 326 , 332 , 358 Kingsley , J. L. , 444 Knox , Henry , 63-64 Knox , James , 329 Koran , 412 , 430 , 431 , 433 Laban , 245 Lactantius , 251 Lafayette , Marquis de ...
... tion , 136 King , Miles , 144-45 Kings , Book of , 433 King's College , 326 , 332 , 358 Kingsley , J. L. , 444 Knox , Henry , 63-64 Knox , James , 329 Koran , 412 , 430 , 431 , 433 Laban , 245 Lactantius , 251 Lafayette , Marquis de ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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