Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?

Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
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Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Total Pages : 322
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ISBN-10 : 9781611640885
ISBN-13 : 1611640881
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Book Synopsis Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? by : John Fea

Download or read book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? written by John Fea and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2011-02-16 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fea offers an even-handed primer on whether America was founded to be a Christian nation, as many evangelicals assert, or a secular state, as others contend. He approaches the title's question from a historical perspective, helping readers see past the emotional rhetoric of today to the recorded facts of our past. Readers on both sides of the issues will appreciate that this book occupies a middle ground, noting the good points and the less-nuanced arguments of both sides and leading us always back to the primary sources that our shared American history comprises.


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