Description: Product Description : The Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America: A History in Documents Whether America was founded as a Christian nation or as a secular republic is one of the most fiercely debated questions in American history Historians Matthew Harris and Thomas Kidd offer an authoritative examination of the essential documents needed to understand this debate The texts included in this volume writings and speeches from both wellknown and obscure early American thinkers show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American RevolutionIn their personal beliefs the Founders ranged from profound skeptics like Thomas Paine to traditional Christians like Patrick Henry Nevertheless most of the Founding Fathers rallied around certain crucial religious principles including the idea that people were created equal the belief that religious freedom required the disestablishment of statebacked denominations the necessity of virtue in a republic and the role of Providence in guiding the affairs of nations Harris and Kidd show that through the struggles of war and the framing of the Constitution Americans sought to reconcile their dedication to religious vitality with their commitment to religious freedom( it is an used product )
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Brand: Oxford University Press
UPC: 9780195326505
MPN: black & white illustrations
Model No: black & white illustrations
Country of Origin: USA United States
Net Quantity/Number of Units: 1
Dimensions LxWxH - Cms: 0.6X5.5X8.2
ISBN-10: 195326504
ISBN-13: 9780195326505
SKU: SONG0195326504
Edition: 1
No. of Pages: 206
Book Title: The Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionar
Number of Pages: 206 Pages
Publication Name: Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America : a History in Documents
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2011
Subject: United States / Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Christian Church / History, Religion, Politics & State
Item Weight: 7.2 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Thomas Kidd
Item Length: 5.4 in
Subject Area: Religion, History
Item Width: 8.1 in
Format: Trade Paperback
