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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/232108694 Title: Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America Author: Steven Waldman Publisher: New York : Random House, ©2008. ISBN/ISSN: 9781588366740 158836674X OCLC:232108694

  
  

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Founding faith : providence, politics, and the birth of religious freedom in America

Author:	Steven Waldman
Publisher:	New York : Random House, ©2008.
Edition/Format:	eBook : Document : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Author Waldman, cofounder of Beliefnet.com, argues that the United States was not founded as a "Christian nation," nor were the Founding Fathers uniformly secular or Deist. Rather, the Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty, a revolutionary formula that promoted faith--by leaving it alone. His narrative begins with early settlers' stunningly unsuccessful efforts to create a Christian paradise, and concludes with the presidencies of Washington, Adams, Jefferson, and Madison, during which the men who had devised lofty principles regarding the proper relationship between church and state struggled to practice what they'd preached.--From publisher description.  Read more...
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Subjects	Freedom of religion -- United States. United States -- Religion -- History. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. View all subjects
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