Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368727907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1889.
Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society New Series, Vol. 5, October 1887 - October 1888
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368727907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1889.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368727907
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 518
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1889.
The Founders on Religion
Author: James H. Hutson
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400826705
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. The book calls to the witness stand all the usual suspects--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams--as well as many lesser known but highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, "the Pennsylvania Farmer." It also gives voice to two founding "mothers," Abigail Adams and Martha Washington. The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction. James Madison's religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion late in life. This compilation lays out the founders' positions on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism. Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and accurate quotations. Readers of all religious persuasions--or of none--will find this book engrossing.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400826705
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. The book calls to the witness stand all the usual suspects--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams--as well as many lesser known but highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, "the Pennsylvania Farmer." It also gives voice to two founding "mothers," Abigail Adams and Martha Washington. The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction. James Madison's religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion late in life. This compilation lays out the founders' positions on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism. Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and accurate quotations. Readers of all religious persuasions--or of none--will find this book engrossing.
Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 2562
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 2562
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Report
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1242
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library
Author: Massachusetts State Library
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 204
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 450
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The American Fighting Man
Author: Victor Hicken
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Languages : en
Pages : 528
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Report of the Librarian and Annual Supplement to the General Catalogue
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2560
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2560
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