the faith of the founding fathers Eidsmoe, John creator text xxu Grand Rapids, MI Baker c.1987 monographic eng

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473p ; pbk ; 23cm. Foreword / D. James Kennedy -- Introduction. The background: Calvinism -- Puritanism -- Deism, Freemasonry, and science -- Law and government. Meet the founding fathers: A word of introduction -- John Witherspoon -- James Madison -- George Washington -- Alexander Hamilton -- John Jay -- Gouverneur Morris -- Benjamin Franklin -- Thomas Jefferson -- Samuel Adams -- John Adams -- Patrick Henry -- Roger Sherman -- Charles Cotesworth Pinckney -- And in summary. The Constitution : Then and now: Back to Philadelphia: The Constitution is born -- Biblical principles found in the declaration and the Constitution -- Into the third century: Where does the United States go from here? Appendix 1 : The Treaty of Tripoli. Appendix 2 : Declaration of Independence. Appendix 3 : The Constitution of the United States. Appendix 4 : The Articles of Confederation-1777. John Eidsmoe ; foreword by D. James Kennedy. Church and state United States History 18th century United States United States signers United States to 1800 277.3081/EID 9780801052316 87070789 AU- Ep EBC 100413 20111017203453.0