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." |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-3 von 10
Seite 31
... noted , much more explicit and systematic than that of the other Fathers . And , of course , there is no denying that with some of the Revolu- tionary leadership a tenaciously held belief in natural law had become detached from its ...
... noted , much more explicit and systematic than that of the other Fathers . And , of course , there is no denying that with some of the Revolu- tionary leadership a tenaciously held belief in natural law had become detached from its ...
Seite 126
... noted , and “ had lived much among people of distinction , " of whom she had many anec- dotes to tell . In the garret of the house lived another elderly Catholic woman . She had been sent abroad as a girl to become a nun , but not ...
... noted , and “ had lived much among people of distinction , " of whom she had many anec- dotes to tell . In the garret of the house lived another elderly Catholic woman . She had been sent abroad as a girl to become a nun , but not ...
Seite 173
... noted earlier , came around to the same naturalistic conclusion , as did Adams , Washington , and Hamilton before his metanoia . This modern , Renaissance - Enlightenment Weltanschauung of Jeffer- son , Franklin , Washington , and ...
... noted earlier , came around to the same naturalistic conclusion , as did Adams , Washington , and Hamilton before his metanoia . This modern , Renaissance - Enlightenment Weltanschauung of Jeffer- son , Franklin , Washington , and ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
5 weitere Abschnitte werden nicht angezeigt.
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
18th century absolute Adams's Alexander Hamilton American Philosophical American Revolution Autobiography believed Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Rush bourgeois Burr Calvinism Calvinist Cappon Carroll of Carrollton Carroll's Charles Carroll Christ Christian Colonies Constitution Cousins Cunliffe death Declaration of Independence Deists divine doctrine Dulany England Enlightenment essay faith Federal Federalist feudal Founding Fathers George Washington George Whitefield happiness Haraszti human Hume ibid ideal ideas Jane Mecom Jesuits Jesus John Adams Joseph Priestley knew letter liberty Locke Locke's man's mankind Maryland medieval ment Middle Ages mind modern moral nation natural law natural rights never Papers passim Philadelphia political priests principle Protestant Quoted reason religion religious republican Revelation Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Church Rush and Carroll Rush's Schachner secular Signer social society spirit Stoic Stoicism subsidiarity theology things thinkers Thomas Jefferson thought tion true truth Virginia virtue Voltaire William wrote York young
Verweise auf dieses Buch
Bright Promise, Failed Community: Catholics and the American Public Order Joseph A. Varacalli Eingeschränkte Leseprobe - 2001 |