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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