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001 2006041161
003 DLC
005 20070327082919.0
008 060209s2006 nyua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2006041161
020 $a1400065550
020 $a9781400065554
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm64289480
035 $a(OCoLC)64289480
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aBL2525$b.M423 2006
082 00 $a322/.10973$222
100 1 $aMeacham, Jon.
245 10 $aAmerican gospel :$bGod, the founding fathers, and the making of a nation /$cJon Meacham.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$cc2006.
300 $axii, 399 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [359]-387).
520 $aAuthor 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.
651 0 $aUnited States$xReligion.
651 0 $aUnited States$xHistory$xReligious aspects$xChristianity.
650 0 $aReligion and politics$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aChristianity and politics$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aNational characteristics, American.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2006041161-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0630/2006041161-b.html