The Founders on Religion: A Book of QuotationsJames H. Hutson Princeton University Press, 2009 M11 10 - 288 páginas What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. |
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A Book of Quotations James H. Hutson. beneficent influence of Christianity on their lives and on the public welfare, and presenting these pronouncements in serial form. On the basis of the evidence offered, they assume that only the most ...
... James Madi- son at the Library of Congress were searched, with some surprising results. These new sources offer readers a richer and livelier selection of statements about the religion of the Founders than is now available. A more ...
... James Madison followed Jefferson's example by attending services in the House, making a grand appearance when he arrived in his coach and four. John Adams was a “meetinggoing animal”5 who went to church twice every Sunday. Alexander ...
... James Madison. Fresh out of college, he wrote a friend in 1773 that “there could not be a stronger testimony in favor of Religion . . . than for men who occupy the most honorable and gainful departments and are rising in reputation and ...
A Book of Quotations James H. Hutson. accurate and, therefore, quotable record of his beliefs? My policy has been to present the mature, settled opinions of the Founders, insofar as I could ascertain them. Those who might object that ...