{"product_id":"faith-of-the-founders-religion-and-the-new-nation-1776-1826-paperback","title":"Faith of the Founders: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdwin S. Gaustad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRandall Balmer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the lauded \u003ci\u003eFaith of the Founders\u003c\/i\u003e, revered historian \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eEdwin Gaustad provides a careful consideration of the developing relationship between religion and the state after the American Revolution. With concise focus on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams, Gaustad identifies seven varying--sometimes contrary--perspectives on religion that guided the nation's founders. Faith of the Founders masterfully shows how these figures possessed an intuitive understanding of religion that helped nourish a young country. Repackaged for a new generation of readers and with a new foreword by Randall Balmer, this brief but insightful book offers a look into the founding fathers' genius--and points to a way forward through the ideological boundaries that threaten to upend the daily doings of American government today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage Gaustad--now back in print.\u003c\/p\u003e--Randall Balmer, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Evangelicalism: From Revivalism to Politics and Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e \"Catholic Historical Review\"\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVintage Gaustad--now back in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin S. Gaustad is emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Riverside. He is a noted church historian and the author of over a dozen books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRandall Balmer is John Phillips Professor in Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.12 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418293682354,"sku":"9781932792096","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/76b94c1e431fcfcf94b44b7834a66f30.webp?v=1778448425","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/faith-of-the-founders-religion-and-the-new-nation-1776-1826-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}