TY  - BOOK
N2  - Author Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice. At a time when our country seems divided by extremism, this book draws on the past to offer a new perspective. Meacham re-creates the history of a nation grappling with religion and politics--from John Winthrop's "city on a hill" sermon to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence; from a proposed nineteenth-century Christian Amendment to the Constitution to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call for civil rights; from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. At the heart of the American experiment lies what Benjamin Franklin called "public religion," a God who invests all human beings with inalienable rights while protecting private religion from government interference. It is a great American balancing act, and it has served us well.--From publisher description.
AB  - Author Meacham tells the human story of how the Founding Fathers viewed faith, and how they ultimately created a nation in which belief in God is a matter of choice. At a time when our country seems divided by extremism, this book draws on the past to offer a new perspective. Meacham re-creates the history of a nation grappling with religion and politics--from John Winthrop's "city on a hill" sermon to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence; from a proposed nineteenth-century Christian Amendment to the Constitution to Martin Luther King, Jr.'s call for civil rights; from George Washington to Ronald Reagan. At the heart of the American experiment lies what Benjamin Franklin called "public religion," a God who invests all human beings with inalienable rights while protecting private religion from government interference. It is a great American balancing act, and it has served us well.--From publisher description.
T1  - American gospel :God, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation /
DA  - 2007.
CY  - New York :
AU  - Meacham, Jon.
ET  - Random House trade pbk. ed.
CN  - BL2525
CN  - BL2525
PB  - Random House Trade Paperbacks,
PP  - New York :
PY  - 2007.
N1  - "A Random House trade paperback"--P. 4 of cover.
ID  - 329380
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Christianity and politics
KW  - National characteristics, American.
SN  - 9780812976663 (pbk.)
SN  - 0812976665 (pbk.)
TI  - American gospel :God, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation /
ER  -