| The Faiths of Our Fathers: What America's Founders Really Believed Contributor(s): Mapp, Alf J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0742531155 ISBN-13: 9780742531154 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: In this book, the author cuts through historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of 11 of America's founding fathers. (Motivation) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.92" W x 8.72" (0.63 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Throughout our nation's history, the religious beliefs of America's founders have been contested and misunderstood. Did our founders advocate Christianity or atheism? In The Faiths of Our Fathers, widely acclaimed historian Alf J. Mapp, Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of eleven of America's founding fathers, including John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison. He discovers men with religious beliefs as diverse as their political opinions. These profiles shed light on not only the lives and times of the revolutionary generation but also the role of religion in public life throughout American history. |