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Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers

By Daniel L , Dreisbach

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2017
ISBN
0199987939, 978-0-19-998793-1, 9780199987948, 0199987947
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2597132 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
344\345
Time added
2017-04-22 03:00:00
Bible and politics;United States;History;18th cent

Description

Dreisbach shows that the Bible was the most frequently referenced book in the political discourse of the American founders. Drawing on some of the most familiar rhetoric of the founding era, 'Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers' examines the founders' diverse uses of the Bible and how scripture informed their political culture. Abstract: Dreisbach shows that the Bible was the most frequently referenced book in the political discourse of the American founders. Drawing on some of the most familiar rhetoric of the founding era, Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers examines the founders' diverse uses of the Bible and how scripture informed their political culture. Read more...

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