religion in the life of George Washington Thompson, Mary V. 1955- creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. vau Charlottesville University of Virginia Press 2008 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xix, 251 p.) : ill. Mount Vernon researcher Mary Thompson endeavors to get beyond the current preoccupation with whether Washington and other founders were or were not evangelical Christians to ask what place religion had in their lives. Thompson follows Washington and his family over several generations, situating her inquiry in the context of new work on the place of religion in colonial and postrevolutionary Virginia and the Chesapeake. --from publisher description. Controversy : a man of many questions -- Foundations : early influences -- Church affiliation : a lifelong Anglican -- Sundays : public worship and time for reflection -- Confirmation and communion : questions about a rite and sacrament of the Church -- Prayer : private devotions -- Evidence of belief : contemporary statements -- Outward actions : charity and toleration -- Church and state : Washington's vision for America -- Conclusions: Washington's and others'. Mary V. Thompson. Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-242) and index. n-us--- n-us-va Washington, George 1732-1799 Religion Washington, George 1732-1799 Political and social views Washington, George 1732-1799 Family Washington family Anglicans Virginia Biography Virginia Religious life and customs Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) Religious life and customs Christianity and politics United States Church of England History 18th century Washington, George Religiosität Christentum HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General E312.17 .T466 2008eb 973.4/3092 Thompson, Mary V., 1955- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2008 (DLC) 2008011310 (OCoLC)214064120 9780813930329 (electronic bk.) 0813930324 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508813 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011310.html http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=508813 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0814/2008011310.html N$T 130129 20200709055656.0 ocn825768813