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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... Washington's stolidity and frigid reserve are well known . Gouverneur Morris , so the story goes , once put his hand on Washington's shoulder in a gesture of friendship , only to have the General remove it with an icy rebuff.49 One is ...
... Washington's stolidity and frigid reserve are well known . Gouverneur Morris , so the story goes , once put his hand on Washington's shoulder in a gesture of friendship , only to have the General remove it with an icy rebuff.49 One is ...
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... Washington Papers : Basic Selections from the Public and Private Writings of George Washington , edited and with Introduction by Saul K. Padover ( New York : Harper & Brothers Pub . , 1955 ) , p . 404 ; Cunliffe , p . 125 . 9 Ibid ...
... Washington Papers : Basic Selections from the Public and Private Writings of George Washington , edited and with Introduction by Saul K. Padover ( New York : Harper & Brothers Pub . , 1955 ) , p . 404 ; Cunliffe , p . 125 . 9 Ibid ...
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... Washington and Religious Liberty , " p . 168. Once GW was challenged by Presbyterians as to why the Constitution did ... Washington in the American Revolution , p . 404n . 31 To George Augustine Washington , January 27 , 1792 , Padover ...
... Washington and Religious Liberty , " p . 168. Once GW was challenged by Presbyterians as to why the Constitution did ... Washington in the American Revolution , p . 404n . 31 To George Augustine Washington , January 27 , 1792 , Padover ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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