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American gospel : God, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation
Author Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice. At a time when our country seems divided by extremism, this book draws on the past to offer a new perspective. Meacham re-creates the...
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New York :
Random House,
c2006.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- God and Mammon. Fortune, fear, and the first colonies
- And none shall be afraid. The Revolution, the Constitution, and the creation of the Presidency
- Let us die to make men free. The Civil War, Lincoln, and Darwin
- Imperfect though we are. Wars against the Great Depression, Totalitarianism, and Jim Crow
- The fight was on! The martyrdom of Dr. King, the rise of a new right, and Reagan's delicate balance
- Our hope for years to come. History, religion, and common sense
- Appendix A: In their own words: Selected documents on religion in America. English translation of prayer for peace of congregation Shearith Israel during the Revolution, New York City
- Jefferson's Virginia statute for religious freedom
- Madison's memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments
- Washington's letter to the Hebrew congregation at Newport
- Washington's farewell address
- Treaty of peace and friendship between the United States and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary
- Correspondence between the Danbury Baptist Association of Connecticut and President Thomas Jefferson, October 1801- January 1802
- Rabbi Max Lilienthal on "God, Religion, and Our American Constitution," December 1870
- Robert Ingersoll's definition of secularism
- Appendix B: Scripture and State: The Presidents' choice of inaugural Bible verses.