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Moral minority : our skeptical Founding Fathers

Allen, Brooke. (Author).

Summary: Refuting modern claims about America's religious origins, an analysis of the role of Enlightenment ideals in the founding of the nation cites the specific contributions of John Locke and includes chapters on how six key founding fathers carefully eschewed faith-based initiatives. History Book Club.

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  • ISBN: 1566636752 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781566636759 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9781566637510
  • Physical Description: print
    xvi, 235 p. ; 23 cm.
  • Publisher: Chicago : Ivan R. Dee, 2006.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Franklin -- Washington -- Adams -- Jefferson -- Madison -- Hamilton -- 1787 and beyond -- The world that produced the founders -- Appendix I : two letters from Jefferson on the common law and Christianity -- Appendix II : Madison's Memorial and remonstrance against religious assessments.
Subject: Christianity and politics United States History 18th century
Skepticism United States History 18th century
Founding Fathers of the United States Religious life
United States Religion To 1800

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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Moral Minority : Our Skeptical Founding Fathers
Moral Minority : Our Skeptical Founding Fathers
by Allen, Brooke
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Moral Minority : Our Skeptical Founding Fathers

Brooke Allen's Twentieth-Century Attitudes was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She has also written Artistic License. Her critical writing appears frequently in the Times Book Review, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Criterion, The Hudson Review, The Nation, and The New Leader. She lives with her husband and two children in Brooklyn, New York.

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