Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Revised Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (956 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 066426249X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 324 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fea relates the history of these and other developments, pointing to the underlying questions of national religious identity inherent in each.""We live in a sound-bite culture that makes it difficult to have any sustained dialogue on these historical issues,"" Fea writes in his preface. John Fea offers a thoroughly researched, evenhanded primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the titles question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of today to the recorded facts of our past. These kinds of arguments, which can often be contentious, do nothing to help us unravel a very complicated historical puzzle about the relationship between Christianity and America's founding."". ""It is easy for those who argue that Ameri
He blogs at TheWayofImprovement.. John Fea is Professor of American History and Chair of the History Department at Messiah College in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He is a leading interpreter of American religious history and identity and has written for such media outlets as the Washington Post, Sojourners, Patheos, RealClearPolitics, and more
If I could recommend but one source on the Christian America thesis, this would be it." Douglas A. John Fea offers a clear and balanced reinterpretation of how this debate has shaped American culture and society for more than 200 years." John Wigger, University of Missouri, author of American Saint and Taking Heaven by Storm"Fea challenges his readers to think like historians, and presents them with the facts they need to weigh the evidence for themselves. This is a book that every intelligent reader should have in his library." Thomas Fleming, author of The Intimate Lives of the Founding Fathers"This is a book for Christians who want a credible account of how religion affected the settlement and founding of the United States." Richard Bushman, Emeritus, Columbia University, author of From Puritan to Yankee and The Refinement of America"Informed, judicious, insightful, and genuine
George P. Wood said Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Yes, No, and Both.. Few questions in American politics generate as much controversy as the relationship between church and state. On one side are Christian nationalists who contend that the nation was founded on religious principles. On the other side are secularists who argue it was founded on Enlightenment principles. The controversy between them is evident, most obviously, in the seemingly endless First Amendment cases brought before our nation's courts to determine whether that amendment's "establishment" and/or "free exer. Excellent documentation for further inquiry Amazon Customer A well written and balanced approach to a contested area of American history. Excellent documentation for further inquiry. I strongly recommend this book.. "Generally a balanced history, with a Christian bias." according to T. Jolly. The bulk of this book is very well written, but Fea definitely has an evangelical Christian bias, leaving out the bulk of the arguments from Humanists on the subject. On page 100, we find, "The villain behind the view of separation of church and state currently peddled by liberal organizations and politicians is the 19Generally a balanced history, with a Christian bias. T. Jolly The bulk of this book is very well written, but Fea definitely has an evangelical Christian bias, leaving out the bulk of the arguments from Humanists on the subject. On page 100, we find, "The villain behind the view of separation of church and state currently peddled by liberal organizations and politicians is the 1947 Supreme Court." One would have to admit that the choice of words here isn't exactly something a neutral historian would choose. So, while the bulk of the book does offer some exceptional hi. 7 Supreme Court." One would have to admit that the choice of words here isn't exactly something a neutral historian would choose. So, while the bulk of the book does offer some exceptional hi