Founding Faith: How Our Founding Fathers Forged a Radical New Approach to Religious Liberty
- ISBN-10
- 0812974743
- ISBN-13
- 9780812974744
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 277
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Random House Incorporated
- Author
- Steven Waldman
Description
The co-founder of Beliefnet.com traces the origins and history of religious freedom in America, looking at the role of religion in the early republic, the ways religion promoted the American Revolution, the separation of church and state, and how the religious beliefs of the Founding Fathers affected the battle for religious freedom. Reprint.
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- 2008-03-11
- 304 pages
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