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The religious beliefs of America s founding fathers have been a popular and contentious subject for recent generations of American readers. In The Founders and the Bible, historian Carl J. Richard examines the framers relationship with the Bible to assess the conflicting claims of those who argue th...
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| Published: |
Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2016] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The religious beliefs of America s founding fathers have been a popular and contentious subject for recent generations of American readers. In The Founders and the Bible, historian Carl J. Richard examines the framers relationship with the Bible to assess the conflicting claims of those who argue that they were Christians founding a Christian nation against those who see them as Deists or modern secularists. Richard argues that it is impossible to understand the Founders without understanding the Biblically infused society that produced them. They were steeped in a biblical culture that perv |
| Carrier Form: | x, 385 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442254640 (hardback : alkaline paper) : 1442254645 (hardback : alkaline paper) 9781442254657 1442254653 |
| Index Number: | BL2525 |
| CLC: |
D771.20 B929.712 |
| Call Number: | B929.712/R511 |
| Contents: | A people of the book -- A lifelong passion -- Heroes and villains -- Divine intervention -- The new Israel -- Religion, morality, and republicanism -- Other shared beliefs -- Differences -- Human nature and balanced government -- Church and state. |