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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... teaching on predestination and other tradi- tional articles of Christianity as " often absurd , or profane , or trifling . ” He attacked the Old Testament as mere Jewish history , viewed Moses with " contempt " and " horror " , and ...
... teaching on predestination and other tradi- tional articles of Christianity as " often absurd , or profane , or trifling . ” He attacked the Old Testament as mere Jewish history , viewed Moses with " contempt " and " horror " , and ...
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... teaching further : " It is not for man to scan the wisdom of Providence . The best we can do , is to submit to its decrees . Reason , religion , and philosophy teach us to do this ; but ' tis time alone , that can ameliorate the pangs ...
... teaching further : " It is not for man to scan the wisdom of Providence . The best we can do , is to submit to its decrees . Reason , religion , and philosophy teach us to do this ; but ' tis time alone , that can ameliorate the pangs ...
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... teaching on man and his nature . ) When they signed the Declaration of Independence , Rush and Car- roll knew that ... teachers at Nottingham , Princeton , Bohemia Manor , and St. Omer had exposed as only a new form of paganism . The ...
... teaching on man and his nature . ) When they signed the Declaration of Independence , Rush and Car- roll knew that ... teachers at Nottingham , Princeton , Bohemia Manor , and St. Omer had exposed as only a new form of paganism . The ...
Inhalt
Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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