The Spirits of '76: A Catholic InquiryChristendom Publications, 1983 - 182 Seiten Historian Donald D'Elia offers one of the most original sets of essays ever penned on the seven greatest founding fathers looking at the development of their philosophical and religious convictions. The essays include: "The Relevance of Thomas Jefferson," "Benjamin Rush: A Christian Revolutionary," "John Adams: Revolutionary as Manichaean," "Charles Carroll of Carrollton: A Catholic Revolutionary," "George Washington: The Founder as Stoic," "Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ," and "Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard's Religion." |
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... Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 , guaranteeing religious freedom to all persons believing in Jesus Christ , soon became a dead letter as Maryland Catholics were denied religious and civil rights and priests were banish- ed from the ...
... Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 , guaranteeing religious freedom to all persons believing in Jesus Christ , soon became a dead letter as Maryland Catholics were denied religious and civil rights and priests were banish- ed from the ...
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... Maryland and elsewhere , and their very order suppressed , although Maryland Catholics were to be double - taxed and subjected to other penalties and indignities , a true son of St. Ignatius - and member of the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
... Maryland and elsewhere , and their very order suppressed , although Maryland Catholics were to be double - taxed and subjected to other penalties and indignities , a true son of St. Ignatius - and member of the Blessed Virgin Mary ...
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... Maryland which reserved these privileges for the proprietor and freemen of that colony alone . Besides , as he wrote just before coming home , the Jesuits were " men of republican principles " ( that is , men who taught that govern ...
... Maryland which reserved these privileges for the proprietor and freemen of that colony alone . Besides , as he wrote just before coming home , the Jesuits were " men of republican principles " ( that is , men who taught that govern ...
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Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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