Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America / Steven Waldma...
Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America / Steven Waldma...
Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America / Steven Waldman.
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New York : Random House, c2008.
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N323.44209/ 6
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English
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xvi, 277 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Christian America -- 2. Benjamin Franklin -- 3. The Evangelical Revolution -- 4. John Adams -- 5. The Godly Roots of Rebellion -- 6. George Washington -- 7. Holy War -- 8. Thomas Jefferson -- 9. Nature's God Meets the Supreme Judge -- 10. James Madison -- 11. "A Diabolical Persecution" -- 12. The...
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c2008.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2008.
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"This fast-paced narrative begins with earlier settlers' stunningly unsuccessful efforts to create a Christian paradise, and concludes with the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, during which the men who had devised lofty principles regarding the proper relationship between church and state struggled to practice what they'd...
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Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America / Steven Waldman.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-216) and index.
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c2008.
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N323.44209/ 6
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74VM8kWJNkzd
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1400064376 (alk. paper)
9781400064373 (alk. paper)
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323.442097309033
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991000236979702626
