The founders on religion : a book of quotations
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The founders on religion : a book of quotations
Princeton University Press, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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: cloth ISBN 9780691120331
内容説明
What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. This book calls to the witness stand all the usual suspects - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams - as well as many lesser known but highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, 'the Pennsylvania Farmer'.It also gives voice to two founding 'mothers', Abigail Adams and Martha Washington. The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction.
James Madison's religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion late in life. This compilation lays out the founders' positions on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism.Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and accurate quotations. Readers of all religious persuasions - or of none - will find this book engrossing.
目次
Preface ix Founding Generation Members Quoted in This Volume xxi A Note on the Texts xxv The Quotations Addiction 1 Afterlife 5 Age 12 America 15 American Revolution 17 Animals 19 Atheism 20 Bible: Value of 23 Bible: Accuracy of the Text 26 Bible: Exegesis of 31 Bible: Old Testament 33 Bible: Revision of 36 Calvinism 38 Catholicism 40 Catholicism: Jesuits 44 Chaplains 46 Children 48 Christianity 55 Christianity: Christian Nation 59 Church and State 60 Clergy 66 Communion 70 Conscience: see Liberty of Conscience 70 Consolation 70 Constitution of the United States 76 Creeds 79 Crime and Punishment 82 Death 84 Deism 86 Divorce 87 Ecumenicism 90 Education 94 Episcopalians 96 Faith 99 Fast and Thanksgiving Days 100 God 103 Grief 111 Hell 115 Indians: see Native Americans 116 Islam 116 Jesus 121 Jews 126 Law 132 Liberty of Conscience 134 Marriage 138 Millennium 140 Miracles 141 Missionary and Bible Societies 142 Morality 146 Native Americans 149 New England 154 Oaths 154 Patriotism 156 Paul, the Apostle 157 Persecution 158 Plato 161 The Poor 163 Prayer 163 Presbyterians 171 Proclamations: see Fast and Thanksgiving Days 172 Profanity 172 Prophecy 173 Providence 176 Quakers 183 Reason 186 Religion, Freedom of: see Liberty of Conscience 189 Religion: Propensity of Humans for 189 Religion: Social Utility of 190 Republicanism 194 Rights 196 Sabbath 198 Sin 200 Slavery 206 Trinity 215 Unitarianism 220 Universalism 221 Virgin Mary 223 War 224 Women 230 Suggestions for Further Reading 235
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: pbk ISBN 9780691133836
内容説明
What did the founders of America think about religion? Until now, there has been no reliable and impartial compendium of the founders' own remarks on religious matters that clearly answers the question. This book fills that gap. A lively collection of quotations on everything from the relationship between church and state to the status of women, it is the most comprehensive and trustworthy resource available on this timely topic. The book calls to the witness stand all the usual suspects--George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams--as well as many lesser known but highly influential luminaries, among them Continental Congress President Elias Boudinot, Declaration of Independence signer Charles Carroll, and John Dickinson, "the Pennsylvania Farmer." It also gives voice to two founding "mothers," Abigail Adams and Martha Washington. The founders quoted here ranged from the piously evangelical to the steadfastly unorthodox. Some were such avid students of theology that they were treated as equals by the leading ministers of their day. Others vacillated in their conviction. James Madison's religious beliefs appeared to weaken as he grew older.
Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, seemed to warm to religion late in life. This compilation lays out the founders' positions on more than seventy topics, including the afterlife, the death of loved ones, divorce, the raising of children, the reliability of biblical texts, and the nature of Islam and Judaism. Partisans of various stripes have long invoked quotations from the founding fathers to lend credence to their own views on religion and politics. This book, by contrast, is the first of its genre to be grounded in the careful examination of original documents by a professional historian. Conveniently arranged alphabetically by topic, it provides multiple viewpoints and accurate quotations. Readers of all religious persuasions--or of none--will find this book engrossing.
目次
Preface ix Founding Generation Members Quoted in This Volume xxi A Note on the Texts xxv The Quotations Addiction 1 Afterlife 5 Age 12 America 15 American Revolution 17 Animals 19 Atheism 20 Bible: Value of 23 Bible: Accuracy of the Text 26 Bible: Exegesis of 31 Bible: Old Testament 33 Bible: Revision of 36 Calvinism 38 Catholicism 40 Catholicism: Jesuits 44 Chaplains 46 Children 48 Christianity 55 Christianity: Christian Nation 59 Church and State 60 Clergy 66 Communion 70 Conscience: see Liberty of Conscience 70 Consolation 70 Constitution of the United States 76 Creeds 79 Crime and Punishment 82 Death 84 Deism 86 Divorce 87 Ecumenicism 90 Education 94 Episcopalians 96 Faith 99 Fast and Thanksgiving Days 100 God 103 Grief 111 Hell 115 Indians: see Native Americans 116 Islam 116 Jesus 121 Jews 126 Law 132 Liberty of Conscience 134 Marriage 138 Millennium 140 Miracles 141 Missionary and Bible Societies 142 Morality 146 Native Americans 149 New England 154 Oaths 154 Patriotism 156 Paul, the Apostle 157 Persecution 158 Plato 161 The Poor 163 Prayer 163 Presbyterians 171 Proclamations: see Fast and Thanksgiving Days 172 Profanity 172 Prophecy 173 Providence 176 Quakers 183 Reason 186 Religion, Freedom of: see Liberty of Conscience 189 Religion: Propensity of Humans for 189 Religion: Social Utility of 190 Republicanism 194 Rights 196 Sabbath 198 Sin 200 Slavery 206 Trinity 215 Unitarianism 220 Universalism 221 Virgin Mary 223 War 224 Women 230 Suggestions for Further Reading 235
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