This book traces the religious life of the nation from the time of the Revolution to the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. In his portraits of Jefferson, Madison, Franklin, Washington, and Adams, Gaustad carefully considers the developing relationship between church and state in America. Gaustad also follows the trial of diverse religious ideas and communities, as well as chronicling the religious dimensions of daily life for ordinary Americans.
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At a time when the First Amendment faces an almost daily assault--from both the left and the right--Edwin Gaustad reminds us of the genius behind the founders' formulations regarding the relationship between church and state. Faith of the Founders is the best summary available of the social, political, and intellectual context that surrounded the crafting of our charter documents. --Randall Balmer, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of American Religion at Barnard College, Columbia University, and the author of Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism
As clear and serene a guide to the mixture of religious and political events at the time of the nation's founding as we are likely to get. --Martin Marty, Catholic Historical Review
Historically informative and as relevant as today's headlines. The author brings to these sensitive chapters all the wisdom and sophistication that have marked him as a premier historian of the American religious experience. --Henry W. Bowden, Religious Studies Review
As clear and serene a guide to the mixture of religious and political events at the time of the nation's founding as we are likely to get. --Martin Marty, Catholic Historical Review
Historically informative and as relevant as today's headlines. The author brings to these sensitive chapters all the wisdom and sophistication that have marked him as a premier historian of the American religious experience. --Henry W. Bowden, Religious Studies Review
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Edwin S. Gaustad is Emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Riverside.
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The Faith of our Founders, so aptly described by the author, is a vital part of our heritage as a nation too many people, including many of our religious, government, and educational leaders today have either forgotten or consider irrelevant. Yet, it was the teachings of Christianity, so eloquently and repeatedly expressed in their statements and writings, that provided the foundation for the nation, its government, and democratic principles which the Founders established. The Founders, Washington, Adams, Franklin, Jefferson, Madison, and the others repeatedly emphasized that the morals, virtues, and values of Judeo-Christianity were absolutely essential to the prosperity and security of the democratic republic they were building. Today, many who hold to the ideology of secular-liberalism, seek to draw the nation away from its Judeo-Christian roots and the vision and values of our Founders. This is the greatest internal danger facing our nation. Washington said that no man should consider himself a patriot who would draw the nation away from its fundamental Christian heritage and roots. Illiteracy concerning our nation's founding, its Christian roots, and the beliefs of our Founders is common today because of the failure of our educational institutions to follow the advice of the Founders. Hopefully, more books like this will serve to awaken the people. If you liked this book, you will also like "Divine Love / Divine Intolerance" which gives clear perspective on the "tolerance" of secular liberalism, how its meaning has been corrupted today, and the corrosive effects of this corruption on Church, Government, Education, and SocietyDIVINE LOVE / DIVINE INTOLERANCE
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John Adams, United States, New England, New York, Church of England, First Amendment, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Rhode Island, Jesus Christ, Roman Catholics, Benjamin Rush, South Carolina, Declaration of Independence, Middle Colonies, New Hampshire, North America, Almighty God, Continental Congress, French Revolution, James Madison, Joseph Priestley, Robert Baird, Roger Williams, Jedidiah Morse New!
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As America approaches a new millennium, the religious arena is noisier and more crowded than many would expect. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Adams, United States, New England, New York, Church of England, First Amendment, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Rhode Island, Jesus Christ, Roman Catholics, Benjamin Rush, South Carolina, Declaration of Independence, Middle Colonies, New Hampshire, North America, Almighty God, Continental Congress, French Revolution, James Madison, Joseph Priestley, Robert Baird, Roger Williams, Jedidiah Morse New!
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