Was America founded as a Christian nation?: a historical introduction
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 so...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Louisville, Ky.
Westminster John Knox Press
c 2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Christianity, Literature, and American Empire (2013) (Bush, Harold K.)
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| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Nation
/ Christianity
B USA / State / Church / History |
| Further subjects: | B
United States
Church history
B Christianity and politics (United States) History |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-273) and index |
| ISBN: | 0664235042 |