LEADER 03049nam 22006014a 450 001 9910777890003321 005 20230829004709.0 010 $a0-19-773911-3 010 $a0-19-974096-8 010 $a1-280-84632-1 010 $a0-19-804123-3 010 $a1-4294-3877-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000469669 035 $a(EBL)430953 035 $a(OCoLC)609831629 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000153097 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11160848 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000153097 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10340550 035 $a(PQKB)11205503 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL430953 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10160529 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL84632 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC430953 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000469669 100 $a20051115d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe faiths of the founding fathers$b[electronic resource] /$fDavid L. Holmes 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (240 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-530092-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index. 327 $aReligion 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. 330 $aIt is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim?. In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the profound influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Holmes then examines the i 606 $aDeism$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aStatesmen$xReligious life$zUnited States$xHistory$y18th century 607 $aUnited States$xReligion$yTo 1800 615 0$aDeism$xHistory 615 0$aStatesmen$xReligious life$xHistory 676 $a200.973/09033 700 $aHolmes$b David L$g(David Lynn)$016609 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910777890003321 996 $aThe faiths of the founding fathers$93687437 997 $aUNINA