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Was America founded as a Christian nation? : a historical introduction / John Fea.

Fea, John.
2011
261.70973 F288w 2011
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Title
Was America founded as a Christian nation? : a historical introduction / John Fea.
Author
Fea, John.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780664235048 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0664235042
Imprint
Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xxvii, 287 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
261.70973 F288w 2011
System Control No.
(OCoLC)657223892
(OCoLC)657223892
Summary
Explores the question of whether America was founded as a Christian nation, discussing what it means to think historically, examining the history of the idea that the United States is a Christian nation, exploring the relationship between Christianity and the coming of the American Revolution, and investigating the specific religious beliefs of the founders.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-273) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: how to think historically
Evangelical America, 1789-1865
Evangelicals, liberals, and Christian America, 1865-1925
Christian America in a modern age, 1925-1980
History for the faithful: the contemporary defenders of Christian America
Were the British colonies Christian societies?
Christianity and the coming of the American Revolution
The Revolutionary pulpit
Nature's God: is the Declaration of Independence a Christian document?
Religion in the critical period
A "Godless constitution"?
Did George Washington pray at Valley Forge?
John Adams: devout Unitarian
Thomas Jefferson: follower of Jesus
Benjamin Franklin: ambitious moralist
What about Witherspoon? Three Orthodox founders.
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