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Published on: 2008-03-11
Released on: 2008-03-11
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The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation.” Many on the left contend that the Founders were secular or Deist and that the First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state throughout the land. None of these claims are true, argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman. With refreshing objectivity, Waldman narrates the real story of how our nation’s Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty, a revolutionary formula that promoted faith . . . by leaving it alone.This fast-paced narrative begins with earlier settlers’ stunningly unsuccessful efforts to create a Christian paradise, and concludes with the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, during which the men who had devised lofty principles regarding the proper relationship between church and state struggled to practice what they’d preached. We see how religion helped cause, and fuel, the Revolutionary War, and how the surprising alliance between Enlightenment philosophers such as Jefferson and Madison and evangelical Christians resulted in separation of church and state.As the drama unfolds, Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the morality-focused Puritan theology of his youth and the reason-based Enlightenment philosophy of his adulthood. John Adams’s pungent views on religion–hatred of the Church of England and Roman Catholics–stoked his revolutionary fervor and shaped his political strategy. George Washington came to view religious tolerance as a military necessity. Thomas Jefferson pursued a dramatic quest to “rescue” Jesus, in part by editing the Bible. Finally, it was James Madison–the tactical leader of the battle for religious freedom–who crafted an integrated vision of how to prevent tyranny while encouraging religious vibrancy.The spiritual custody battle over the Founding Fathers and the role of religion in America continues today. Waldman provocatively argues that neither side in the culture war has accurately depicted the true origins of the First Amendment. He sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring. God In America: Timeline - Faith in America PBS Timeline: Faith in America How religious ideas and spiritual experiences have shaped America's public life over the last 400 years America's Founding Documents National Archives The Charters of Freedom. The Declaration of Independence Constitution and Bill of Rights collectively known as the Charters of Freedom have guaranteed the rights ... History Crash Course 55: Jews and the Founding of America The creation of the United States of America represented a unique event in world history founded as a modern republic it was rooted in the Bible and one of its ... Founding Fathers of America and Islamic Thought Fiqh ... Islamic thought and sources influenced and made important contributions both to the radical Enlightenment and the early American Revolution. Clear and credible ... Separation of Church and State - TrueNews.org Today there is much confusion about what the U.S. Constitution actually says about the separation of church and state. In many circles it is generally accepted as ... God In America: God in the White House PBS The religious beliefs of the first president of the United States of America have been the subject of debate since he held office. Washington's faith has been ... John Adams - Wikiquote John Adams (30 October 1735 4 July 1826) was an American lawyer author statesman and diplomat. He served as the second President of the United States (1797 ... History of Religion in America - United States History The role of History of Religion in America in the history of the United States of America. America's First Rebel: Roger Williams and the Birth of ... "Williams was really America's first individualist the first contradictor of authority the first rebel" explains John M. Barry author of Roger Williams ... The Founders' Faith - George Washington John Adams ... The Founders' Faith - George Washington John Adams Benjamin Franklin John Jay religion faith beliefs Thomas Jefferson
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