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| 008 | 060209s2006 nyua b 000 0 eng | ||
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| 100 | 1 | _aMeacham, Jon. | |
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_aAmerican gospel : _bGod, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation / _cJon Meacham. |
| 250 | _a1st ed. | ||
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_aNew York : _bRandom House, _cc2006. |
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_axii, 399 p. : _bill. ; _c22 cm. |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [359]-387). | ||
| 520 | _aAuthor 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 history of a nation grappling with religion and politics--from John Winthrop's "city on a hill" sermon to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence; from a proposed nineteenth-century Christian Amendment to the Constitution to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call for civil rights; from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. At the heart of the American experiment lies what Benjamin Franklin called "public religion," a God who invests all human beings with inalienable rights while protecting private religion from government interference. It is a great American balancing act, and it has served us well.--From publisher description. | ||
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_aUnited States _xReligion. |
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_aUnited States _xHistory _xReligious aspects _xChristianity. |
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_aReligion and politics _zUnited States _xHistory. |
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_aChristianity and politics _zUnited States _xHistory. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aNational characteristics, American. | |
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_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2006041161-d.html |
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_3Contributor biographical information _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2006041161-b.html |
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