American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation, (Paperback)

from temsmail

The author of this book accepts John Dewy's "common religion," and eschews the very real faith of the American Founding Fathers. Just for one example, Geo. Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation clearly embraces standard orthodox doctrine, contrary to the ideas presenting G.W. as a mere theist. T...

from PointedPundit

In his latest book, "American Gospel," Jon Meacham provides an eloquent, yet at the same time, depressing look at the United States' spiritual foundation. This well-written book portrays how our Founding Fathers created a nation guided by faith, yet not controlled by it. To them, belief in God wa...

from Atomicmutant

A nice rumination on the topic of faith in the public sphere throughout the history of this country. I found it to be absolutely well-balanced on the subject. If you're an atheist looking to get upset about the mingling of Church and State, you will come to understand the concept of a unique Amer...

from Juva

Americans are used to hearing all sorts of opinions about the religious origins of our government. I know I grew up hearing variably from some that all our founding fathers were Christians and from others that few of them were seriously religious at all. However, this is the first comprehensive e...

from Bonpetitepoodle

a good read for the lay person