Rent American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation

Synopsis

Eschewing any absolutist approach, journalist Jon Meacham considers the essential role that religion has played in American life and politics, with an eye to seeing a path through what has become a polarized 21st century America. Meacham examines how the Founding Fathers dealt with the issue of church and state, and then surveys the changing role of religion in several epochs. Meacham is comfortable around religion, is historically informed and insightful, and is generous toward differing viewpoints. He argues that religion has been a shaping force or influence, and remains part of the essential fabric of America.

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