Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers
Dreisbach shows that the Bible was the most frequently referenced book in the political discourse of the American founders. Drawing on some of the most familiar rhetoric of the founding era, Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers examines the founders' diverse uses of the Bible and how scr...
| Summary: | Dreisbach shows that the Bible was the most frequently referenced book in the political discourse of the American founders. Drawing on some of the most familiar rhetoric of the founding era, Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers examines the founders' diverse uses of the Bible and how scripture informed their political culture. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- 1. Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers: An Introduction -- PART I: The Bible and Culture -- 2. The English Bible and American Public Culture -- 3. The Bible in the Lives of the Founding Fathers -- 4. The Bible in the Political Discourse of the American Founding -- PART II: The Bible and Discourse -- 5. What Does God Require of Us? Micah 6:8 in the Literature of the American Founding -- The Bible in American History: Creating a Great Seal for the New Nation -- 6. A Defense of Liberty against Tyrants: The Bible, the Right of Resistance, and the American Revolution -- The Bible in American History: Benjamin Franklin's Call for Prayer in the Constitutional Convention -- 7. The Exalted Nation: Proverbs 14:34 and the Characteristics of a Righteous People -- The Bible in American History: The First Prayer in Congress -- 8. When the Righteous Rule: Proverbs 29:2 and the Character of a Godly Magistrate -- The Bible in American History: Proclaim Liberty throughout All the Land -- 9. Stand Fast in Liberty: The Use (and Misuse) of Biblical Symbols and Rhetoric of "Liberty" in the American Founding -- The Bible in American History: George Washington Takes the Presidential Oath of Office -- 10. Under Our Own Vine and Fig Tree: Creating an American Metaphor for Liberty in the New Nation -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0199987947 |