The faiths of the founding fathers / David L. Holmes.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Holmes, David L.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Language: English
• Physical Description: x, 225 p. :; ill.

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 distinguishing a deist from an orthodox Christian
• Three orthodox Christians
• The past is a foreign country.