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It isn't uncommon to hear Christians dispute that America was founded as a Christian land. But how true is this state? In this small audiobook, David L. Holmes offers a definite, concise and illuminating go through the spiritual beliefs in our founding fathers. He commences with an helpful bill of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious categories in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various varieties of deism that flourished in the us, highlighting the profound affect this intellectual activity had on the founding technology. Holmes then examines the average person beliefs of a number of women and men who loom large inside our national record. He discovers that some, like Martha Washington, Samuel Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson's daughters, presented orthodox Christian views. But some of the most influential characters, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Jefferson, James and Dolley Madison, and James Monroe, were believers of any different stripe. Respectful of Christianity, they adored the ethics of Jesus, and assumed that religious beliefs could play an advantageous role in society. But they tended to refuse the divinity of Christ, and a few seem to have been agnostic about the presence of God. Even though founding fathers were religious men, Holmes shows that it was a faith quite unlike the Christianity of today's evangelicals. Holmes concludes by analyzing the role of religious beliefs in the lives of the presidents since World Warfare II and by reflecting on the evangelical resurgence that helped gas the reelection of George W. Bush. An intriguing take a look at a neglected aspect of our record, this audiobook will appeal to American record buffs as well as to anyone concerned about the role of religious beliefs in American culture.
