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  • Justifying Revolution

    The American Clergy's Argument for Political Resistance, 1750-1776

    Historians have debated how the clergy's support for political resistance during the American Revolution should be understood, often looking to influence outside of the clergy's tradition. This book argues, however, that the position of the patriot clergy was in continuity with a long-standing tradition of Protestant resistance. Drawing from a wide range of sources, Justifying Revolution: The ... Leer más

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    Written by a leading expert on the Puritans, this brief, informative volume offers a wealth of background on this key religious movement. This book traces the shaping, triumph, and decline of the Puritan world, while also examining the role of religion in the shaping of American society and the role of the Puritan legacy in American history. Francis J. Bremer discusses the rise of Puritanism in ... Leer más

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  • The Faiths Of The Founding Fathers

    It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In ... Leer más

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  • The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution

    Fiftieth Anniversary Edition

    **The fiftieth-anniversary edition of the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize-winning classic.“One cannot claim to understand the Revolution without having read this book.” —New York Times Book Review**“[This book] influenced an entire generation of historians. For many, it remains the most persuasive interpretation of the Revolution.” —Gordon S. Wood, Wall Street JournalAwarded both the Pulitzer and the ... Leer más

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  • The Civil War as a Theological Crisis

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    Series series The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era
    Viewing the Civil War as a major turning point in American religious thought, Mark A. Noll examines writings about slavery and race from Americans both white and black, northern and southern, and includes commentary from Protestants and Catholics in Europe and Canada. Though the Christians on all sides agreed that the Bible was authoritative, their interpretations of slavery in Scripture led to a ... Leer más

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  • The Founding Fathers and the Place of Religion in America

    de Frank Lambert ...
    How did the United States, founded as colonies with explicitly religious aspirations, come to be the first modern state whose commitment to the separation of church and state was reflected in its constitution? Frank Lambert explains why this happened, offering in the process a synthesis of American history from the first British arrivals through Thomas Jefferson's controversial presidency.Lambert ... Leer más

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  • America's God

    From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln

    de Mark A. Noll ...
    Religious life in early America is often equated with the fire-and-brimstone Puritanism best embodied by the theology of Cotton Mather. Yet, by the nineteenth century, American theology had shifted dramatically away from the severe European traditions directly descended from the Protestant Reformation, of which Puritanism was in the United States the most influential. In its place arose a ... Leer más

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  • John Winthrop

    America's Forgotten Founding Father

    The preeminent figure of early New England, John Winthrop was the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. More than anyone else, he shaped the culture of New England and his effort to create a Puritan "City on a Hill" has had a lasting effect on American values. In John Winthrop, Francis J. Bremer draws on over a decade of research in England, Ireland, and the United States to offer a ... Leer más

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  • Inventing a Christian America

    The Myth of the Religious Founding

    Among the most enduring themes in American history is the idea that the United States was founded as a Christian nation. A pervasive narrative in everything from school textbooks to political commentary, it is central to the way in which many Americans perceive the historical legacy of their nation. Yet, as Steven K. Green shows in this illuminating new book, it is little more than a myth. In ... Leer más

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  • The Episcopalians

    The story of Episcopalians in America is the story of an influential denomination that has furnished a large share of the American political and cultural leadership. Beginning with the Episcopal Church's roots in sixteenth-century England, The Episcopalians offers a fresh account of its rise to prominence. Chronologically arranged, it traces the establishment of colonial Anglicanism in the New ... Leer más

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  • Doubting Thomas?

    The Religious Life and Legacy of Thomas Jefferson

    A religious historian argues that historical revisionism has distorted the religious views of Thomas Jefferson, making him appear far more skeptical than he was.Thomas Jefferson and the founding fathers intended a strict separation of church and state, right? He would have been very upset to find out about a child praying in a public school or a government building used for religious purposes, ... Leer más

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  • The Faiths of the Founding Fathers

    It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In ... Leer más

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