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The Founding Fathers and the Debate Over Religion in Revolutionary America. A History in Documents.
. Ed(S): Harris, Matthew; Kidd, Thomas
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Paperback. Editor(s): Harris, Matthew; Kidd, Thomas. Num Pages: 206 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HRAM2; HRAX; JPHC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 142 x 14. Weight in Grams: 228.
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 well-known and obscure early American thinkers - show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American Revolution. In their personal beliefs, the Founders ranged from profound skeptics like Thomas Paine to traditional Christians like Patrick Henry. Nevertheless, ... Read more
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 well-known and obscure early American thinkers - show that religion played a prominent yet fractious role in the era of the American Revolution. In their personal beliefs, the Founders ranged from profound skeptics like Thomas Paine to traditional Christians like Patrick Henry. Nevertheless, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
206
Condition
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Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195326505
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V9780195326505
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About . Ed(S): Harris, Matthew; Kidd, Thomas
Assistant Professor of History, Colorado State University--Pueblo
Reviews for The Founding Fathers and the Debate Over Religion in Revolutionary America. A History in Documents.
Matthew L. Harris and Thomas S. Kidd have assembled a fine collection of primary documents that will serve as a useful guide for scholars, teachers, and students interested in the Christian America debate.
John Fea, author of Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction
Harris and Kidd have crafted a work that is at once ... Read more
John Fea, author of Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?: A Historical Introduction
Harris and Kidd have crafted a work that is at once ... Read more