Bibliograph

Was America founded as a Christian nation?, a historical introduction, John Fea

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Was America founded as a Christian nation?, a historical introduction, John Fea

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Was America founded as a Christian nation?

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

657223892

Responsibility statement

John Fea

Sub title

a historical introduction

Summary

Explores the question of whether America was founded as a Christian nation, discussing what it means to think historically, examining the history of the idea that the United States is a Christian nation, exploring the relationship between Christianity and the coming of the American Revolution, and investigating the specific religious beliefs of the founders

Table Of Contents

Introduction: how to think historically -- Evangelical America, 1789-1865 -- Evangelicals, liberals, and Christian America, 1865-1925 -- Christian America in a modern age, 1925-1980 -- History for the faithful: the contemporary defenders of Christian America -- Were the British colonies Christian societies? -- Christianity and the coming of the American Revolution -- The Revolutionary pulpit -- Nature's God: is the Declaration of Independence a Christian document? -- Religion in the critical period -- A "Godless constitution"? -- Did George Washington pray at Valley Forge? -- John Adams: devout Unitarian -- Thomas Jefferson: follower of Jesus -- Benjamin Franklin: ambitious moralist -- What about Witherspoon? Three Orthodox founders

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