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Washington's God : religion, liberty, and the father of our country / Michael Novak and Jana Novak.
LIBRA E312.17 .N68 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Novak, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Washington, George, 1732-1799--Religion.
- Washington, George.
- Washington, George, 1732-1799.
- Presidents--United States--Religion.
- Presidents.
- Religion.
- United States.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xx, 282 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Basic Books, [2006]
- Contents:
- Preface: An October Invitation from Mount Vernon ix
- Part 1 The Man
- 1 George Washington, the Man 3
- 2 His Life in Outline 21
- 3 The Protection of Providence: Heroism on the Monongahela 47
- 4 1776: A Year of Providential Interpositions 63
- 5 His Beloved Army 81
- Part 2 The Faith
- 6 What's a Deist? The Deist Tendency 95
- 7 Not Deist, but Judeo-Christian 119
- 8 Washington's Public Prayers 143
- 9 A Very Private Christian 161
- Part 3 The Fruit
- 10 The Smiles of Heaven and the Work of Providence 175
- 11 To Die Like a Christian 197
- 12 A Christian? Pro and Con 211
- Appendix I Selected Writings of George Washington 229
- Appendix II Washington's Names for Providence 243.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-274) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 046505126X
- OCLC:
- 62152815
- Publisher Number:
- 9780465051267
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