Was America founded as a Christian nation? : a historical introduction / John Fea.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2011.Edition: 1st edDescription: xxvii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780664235048 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0664235042
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 515 .F43 2011
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.
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-273) and index.

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.

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.

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