Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty by Waldman, Steven
Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty by Waldman, Steven

Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty

The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists...
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Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty by Waldman, Steven

Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty

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Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty by Waldman, Steven

Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty

BD$27.05
Author: Steven Waldman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The 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 First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state. Neither of these claims is 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.

Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the Puritan theology of his youth and the Enlightenment philosophy of his adulthood. John Adams's pungent views on religion stoked his revolutionary fervor and shaped his political strategy. George Washington came to view religious tolerance as a military necessity. Thomas Jefferson pursued a dramatic quest to "rescue" Jesus, in part by editing the Bible. Finally, it was James Madison who crafted an integrated vision of how to prevent tyranny while encouraging religious vibrancy.

The spiritual custody battle over the Founding Fathers and the role of religion in America continues today. Waldman at last sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring.



Author: Steven Waldman
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 03/10/2009
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780812974744


Award: Christopher Awards - Winner


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 04/12/2009 pg. 24

About the Author
Steven Waldman is co-founder, CEO, and editor in chief of Beliefnet.com, the largest faith and spirituality website. Previously, Waldman was the national editor of U.S. News & World Report and a national correspondent for Newsweek. His writings have also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Slate, The Washington Monthly, National Review, and elsewhere. He appears frequently on television and radio to discuss religion and politics. He is also the author of The Bill, a book about the creation of AmeriCorps. Waldman lives in New York with his wife, the writer Amy Cunningham, and their children, Joseph and Gordon.


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