The Faiths of Our Fathers: What America's Founders Really BelievedRowman & Littlefield, 2003 - 183 Seiten In The Faiths of Our Fathers, widely acclaimed historian Alf Mapp, Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of eleven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. He discovers men with religious beliefs as diverse as their political opinions. These profiles shed light on the lives and times of the revolutionary generation and the role of religion in public life throughout American history. |
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... Haym Salomon 146 13 What Most People Thought 153 Appendix : Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 158 Bibliography 161 Index 178 About the Author 184 Acknowledgment Among the institutions whose helpfulness has made this book vi.
... Haym Salomon 146 13 What Most People Thought 153 Appendix : Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom 158 Bibliography 161 Index 178 About the Author 184 Acknowledgment Among the institutions whose helpfulness has made this book vi.
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The Faiths of Our Fathers: What America's Founders Really Believed Alf Johnson Mapp (Jr.) Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2003 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Abigail Adams's Alexander Hamilton American independence Anglican atheist Baptists became believe Benjamin Franklin Bible bill of rights called CARROLL OF CARROLLTON Carroll's Catholic Chapter Charles Carroll Christian church citizens civil colonies Constitution Continental Congress Convention Creator death Declaration of Independence Deism Deist denomination divine Edmund Randolph England Enlightenment Episcopal eternal Fairfax faith Federalist fellow Founding Fathers friends George Mason George Washington happiness Haym Salomon House of Burgesses human immortality influence inspired James Madison Jesuits Jesus Jews John Adams John Marshall justice later leader legislator letter liberty Library live Maryland ment ministers moral passions Patrick Henry patriots Philadelphia philosophy political prayer Presbyterian president Princeton prominent Protestant regarded religion religious freedom Revolution Revolutionary seemed society sometimes Thomas Jefferson thought tion University views Virginia virtue vols William Williamsburg words worship writing wrote York young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 173 - THE SACRED RIGHTS OF MANKIND ARE NOT TO BE RUMMAGED FOR AMONG OLD PARCHMENTS OR MUSTY RECORDS. THEY ARE WRITTEN, AS WITH A SUNBEAM, IN THE WHOLE VOLUME OF HUMAN NATURE, BY THE HAND OF THE DIVINITY ITSELF ; AND CAN NEVER BE ERASED OR OBSCURED BY MORTAL POWER.