Descripción
A "thought-provoking, meticulously researched" testament to evangelical Christians' crucial contribution to American independence and a timely appeal for the same spiritual vitality today (Washington Times).
At the dawn of the Revolutionary War, America was already a nation of diverse faiths-the First Great Awakening and Enlightenment concepts such as deism and atheism had endowed the colonists with varying and often opposed religious beliefs. Despite their differences, however, Americans found common ground against British tyranny and formed an alliance that would power the American Revolution. In God of Liberty, historian Thomas S. Kidd offers the first comprehensive account of religion's role during this transformative period and how it gave form to our nation and sustained it through its tumultuous birth -- and how it can be a force within our country during times of transition today.
Author: Thomas S. Kidd
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 07/01/2012
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.01h x 5.79w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780465028900
ISBN10: 046502890X
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- Religion | Christianity | History
- Religion | History
About the Author
Thomas S. Kidd is Associate Professor of History at Baylor University. The author of several books on topics in American religious history, he lives in Woodway, Texas.