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

Author: Holmes, David L. (David Lynn)

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Descriptionx, 225 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Note: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.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-209) and index.

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