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American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation - Community Reviews back

by Jon Meacham
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Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 13 years ago
Meacham argues that while the Founders deliberately created a secular state they also created a "public religion". American public religion is a sort of generic religion without any creed or troublesome details. It reveres a creator God who is just but merciful and who guides events with a vaguely...
Ms. Margie
Ms. Margie rated it 18 years ago
I appreciate the book. It points me in specific directions to do more research. And I appreciate the tone he takes. But I would have preferred that he either focus on the founding fathers, or do a broad look at how their religious views influenced all of the presidents. Instead he devotes about ...
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