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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Holmes, David L. (David Lynn), author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deism--United States--History--18th century.

Deism.

Statesmen--Religious life--United States--History--18th century.

Statesmen.

United States--Religion--To 1800.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Beginning with an account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, this book surveys the religious groups in each colony. It describes the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation.

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.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-209) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-773911-3

0-19-974096-8

1-280-84632-1

0-19-804123-3

1-4294-3877-0

OCLC:

609831629