James H. Hutson 
The Founders on Religion [EPUB ebook] 
A Book of Quotations

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What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders’ own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic.
The book calls to the witness stand all the usual suspects–George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams–as well as many lesser known but highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, ‘the Pennsylvania Farmer.’ It also gives voice to two founding ‘mothers, ‘ Abigail Adams and Martha Washington.
The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction. James Madison’s religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion late in life. This compilation lays out the founders’ positions on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism.
Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and accurate quotations.
Readers of all religious persuasions–or of none–will find this book engrossing.

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James H. Hutson is chief of the Manuscript Division at the Library of Congress. He has been a faculty member of the History Departments at Yale University and the College of William and Mary. His books include
John Adams and the Diplomacy of the American Revolution; To Make All Laws: The Congress of the United States, 1789-1989; Religion and the Founding of the American Republic; and, most recently,
Forgotten Features of the Founding: The Recovery of Religious Themes in the Early American Republic.

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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 288 ● ISBN 9781400826704 ● Mărime fișier 2.2 MB ● Editor James H. Hutson ● Editura Princeton University Press ● Oraș Princeton ● Țară US ● Publicat 2009 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2365084 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor Adobe DRM
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