"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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... person , and are two different stories . It is impossible , unless the writer was a lunatic , without memory , tha one and the same person could say , as is said in i . 27 , 28 , “ So God create man in His Own image , in the image of ...
... person , and are two different stories . It is impossible , unless the writer was a lunatic , without memory , tha one and the same person could say , as is said in i . 27 , 28 , “ So God create man in His Own image , in the image of ...
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... person ; but it is quite a different thing if I write to prove that such work was not written by such person . In the first case , I attack the person through the work ; in the other case , I defend the honor of the person against the ...
... person ; but it is quite a different thing if I write to prove that such work was not written by such person . In the first case , I attack the person through the work ; in the other case , I defend the honor of the person against the ...
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... person called Christ , but the head of the Church of the Theists , or Deists , as they are more commonly called ( from Deus , the Latin word for God ) , is God Himself ; and therefore the word " Theology " belongs to that Church which ...
... person called Christ , but the head of the Church of the Theists , or Deists , as they are more commonly called ( from Deus , the Latin word for God ) , is God Himself ; and therefore the word " Theology " belongs to that Church which ...
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THE RESPONSIVE MEN | 1 |
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | 16 |
GEORGE WASHINGTON | 44 |
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