Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in AmericaThe 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. |
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... HOLY COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS While religion was a factor in Jamestown , it was the impetus for Pilgrims who landed in Plymouth and the Puritans who settled in Massachusetts Bay . Again , the motivation was not promotion of ...
... Holy Commonwealth . ” " Theocracy , or to make the Lord God our governor , is the best form of gov- ernment in a Christian commonwealth , " wrote John Cotton . If it seems shocking to read one of our forefathers so boldly employ a word ...
... holy and regenerate . " Two of the most famous to be purged for faulty theology were Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams . Hutchinson was a reputable Boston matron who began holding meetings after church to discuss the day's sermons or ...
Contents
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John Adams | 33 |
George Washington | 56 |
The pious infidel | 72 |
Natures God Meets the Supreme Judge | 86 |
James Madison | 93 |
A Diabolical Persecution | 100 |
The Mighty Current of Freedom | 107 |
Forgetting the Powerful Friend | 127 |
The First Amendment Compromise | 141 |
They Were Right | 188 |
Index | 209 |
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