Bibliograph

The faiths of the founding fathers, David L. Holmes

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The faiths of the founding fathers, David L. Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The faiths of the founding fathers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

62341497

Responsibility statement

David L. Holmes

Table Of Contents

Religion in the American colonies in 1770 -- The Anglican tradition and the Virginia founding fathers -- The enlightenment religion of deism -- The founding fathers and deism -- The religious views of Benjamin Franklin -- The religious views of George Washington -- The religious views of John Adams -- The religious views of Thomas Jefferson -- The religious views of James Madison -- The religious views of James Monroe -- The wives and daughters of the founding fathers -- A layperson's guide to distinquishing a deist from an orthodox Christian -- Three orthodox Christians -- The past is a foreign country

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