Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Protestantism
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Our Protestant Forefathers
Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Protestantism
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Our Protestant Forefathers
Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368763105
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1836.
Our Protestant Forefathers
Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 78
Book Description
The Faiths of the Founding Fathers
Author: David L. HolmesPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199740968
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
It is not uncommon to hear Christians argue that America was founded as a Christian nation. But how true is this claim? In this compact book, David L. Holmes offers a clear, concise and illuminating look at the spiritual beliefs of our founding fathers. He begins with an informative account of the religious culture of the late colonial era, surveying the religious groups in each colony. In particular, he sheds light on the various forms of Deism that flourished in America, highlighting the profound influence this intellectual movement had on the founding generation. Holmes then examines the individual beliefs of a variety of men and women who loom large in our national history. He finds that some, like Martha Washington, Samuel Adams, John Jay, Patrick Henry, and Thomas Jefferson's daughters, held orthodox Christian views. But many of the most influential figures, including Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John and Abigail Adams, Jefferson, James and Dolley Madison, and James Monroe, were believers of a different stripe. Respectful of Christianity, they admired the ethics of Jesus, and believed that religion could play a beneficial role in society. But they tended to deny the divinity of Christ, and a few seem to have been agnostic about the very existence of God. Although the founding fathers were religious men, Holmes shows that it was a faith quite unlike the Christianity of today's evangelicals. Holmes concludes by examining the role of religion in the lives of the presidents since World War II and by reflecting on the evangelical resurgence that helped fuel the reelection of George W. Bush. An intriguing look at a neglected aspect of our history, the book will appeal to American history buffs as well as to anyone concerned about the role of religion in American culture.
Our Protestant Forefathers (Classic Reprint)
Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781331315377
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Excerpt from Our Protestant Forefathers Section 1. - The difference between Romanism and Protestantism. Christians in this quarter of the world are divided into two parties - the Roman Catholics and the Protestants. The Roman Catholics consent to The Authority of the Church of Rome, The Supremacy of the Pope, The Intercession of the Virgin and the Saints, The Worship of the Virgin Mary, The Worship of Saints, The Use of Images, The Veneration of Relics, The Power of granting Indulgences, The Doctrine of Purgatory, and The Doctrine of Transubstantiation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Founding Faith
Author: Steven WaldmanPublisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0812974743
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
The culture wars have distorted the dramatic story of how Americans came to worship freely. Many activists on the right maintain that the United States was founded as a “Christian nation.” Many on the left contend that the First Amendment was designed to boldly separate church and state. Neither of these claims is true, argues Beliefnet.com editor in chief Steven Waldman. With refreshing objectivity, Waldman narrates the real story of how our nation’s Founders forged a new approach to religious liberty. Founding Faith vividly describes the religious development of five Founders. Benjamin Franklin melded the Puritan theology of his youth and the Enlightenment philosophy of his adulthood. John Adams’s pungent views on religion stoked his revolutionary fervor and shaped his political strategy. George Washington came to view religious tolerance as a military necessity. Thomas Jefferson pursued a dramatic quest to “rescue” Jesus, in part by editing the Bible. Finally, it was James Madison who crafted an integrated vision of how to prevent tyranny while encouraging religious vibrancy. The spiritual custody battle over the Founding Fathers and the role of religion in America continues today. Waldman at last sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring.
Our Protestant Forefathers
Author: William Stephen GillyPublisher:
ISBN: 9780243717804
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
OUR PROTESTANT FOREFATHERS
Author: William S. GillyPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781372905445
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
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Footsteps of our forefathers
Author: James Goodeve MiallHow Huguenot Protestant Reformers Changed the World
Author: James M LowrancePublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781547287123
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Most non-Catholic Christians are not aware of the Protestant Reformation Movement of the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, without which, we would have no choice even today but to be Catholics. Does this sound strange to you if you're Protestant? That's because many Protestant pastors are not teaching their flocks about this Christian, world-changing event {Pastors may also know little about it their selves}. I honor the right of people in Catholicism to practice their religion because as a USA citizen it is my constitutional duty but Protestants can still strongly disagree with many of their interpretations on doctrines of the Holy Bible. These include paying money to the Catholic church to get loved ones out of "purgatory" - a place in-between Heaven and Hell, praying to Saints and to Mary who we love dearly rather than to the Father through Jesus Christ, belief that with the partaking of communion (Eucharist}, the bread and wine become the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ {Transubstantiation}, etc.... Still, it is our duty to honor their rights of beliefs because we also have those rights as Protestants. We all of course do not have to honor hostile, violent religious movements because this is an abuse of religious rights. Protestantism and Catholicism are not still at war but during the 16th, 17th and part of the 18th centuries there were over 10-million deaths that resulted as a result of the Protestant Reformation Movement. A people called "Huguenots," who were French, protested the coerced enforcement of Catholicism, as did followers of Martin Luther, referred to as Lutherans. My family tree books show that my own ancestors were Huguenot-French Protestants, as does my DNA testing. The National Huguenot Society also lists my ancestor, a man named Johannes Lorentz, who with his wife Anna Margaretha Heiliger, immigrated to Holland and from there, to the USA. Learn more about the Protestant Reformation Movement in this 5,940 word book. TABLE OF CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE: A Worldwide Ethnoreligious Event CHAPTER TWO: Forefathers of the Huguenots CHAPTER THREE: Treaties that Granted Freedom and Rights to Protestants CHAPTER FOUR: Protestant Beliefs including Those in Contrast to Catholicism