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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, most of the Founding Fathers rallied around certain crucial religious principles, including the idea that people were

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Humanities Religion & beliefs Religion: general

• Pełny tytuł: Founding Fathers and the Debate over Religion in Revolutionary America
• Autor: Matthew Harris
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 206
• EAN: 9780195326505
• ISBN: 0195326504
• ID: 04517692
• Wydawca: Oxford University Press Inc
• Waga: 228 g
• Wymiary: 210 × 142 × 14 mm
• Data wydania: 26. January 2012

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