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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... True , he intimated throughout his early writings that this freedom of conscience was subject to objective natural and moral law , but there is no doubt that ultimately Jefferson radically absolutized reason , the individual's own ...
... True , he intimated throughout his early writings that this freedom of conscience was subject to objective natural and moral law , but there is no doubt that ultimately Jefferson radically absolutized reason , the individual's own ...
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... true religion and true public spirit , " the truly good and useful Man ; a proper Member of human Society ; and even of the grand Community of Angels and Saints . " He continued : Public Spirit and Benevolence without Religion is but a ...
... true religion and true public spirit , " the truly good and useful Man ; a proper Member of human Society ; and even of the grand Community of Angels and Saints . " He continued : Public Spirit and Benevolence without Religion is but a ...
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... true friendship . " 50 By trying to attain that practical wisdom , that " apathy " and in- dependence which was the end of Stoicism , Washington recapitulated in his own life , as it were , the history of the school . For the Stoical ...
... true friendship . " 50 By trying to attain that practical wisdom , that " apathy " and in- dependence which was the end of Stoicism , Washington recapitulated in his own life , as it were , the history of the school . For the Stoical ...
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Preface | 7 |
A Christian Revolutionary? | 24 |
Catholic Revolutionary | 55 |
Urheberrecht | |
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