The Faiths of the Founding Fathers

2006 book by David L. Holmes

The Faiths of the Founding Fathers

Author| David L. Holmes
Publisher| Oxford University Press

Publication date

| March 2006
Pages| 225
ISBN| 978-0-19-530092-5
OCLC| 2005033077
LC Class| BL2747.4.H63 2006

The Faiths of the Founding Fathers is a book by historian of American religion David L. Holmes from the College of William & Mary.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Holmes approaches the topic of the religion of the founders of the United States by analyzing their public statements and correspondence, the comments left by their contemporaries, and the views, where available, of clergy who knew them.

## See also

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* Thomas Jefferson and religion

## References

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1. ^ Holmes, David L. (March 2006). The Faiths of the Founding Fathers. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-530092-5. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
2. ^ Douglas, Davison M. (2007). "Review of Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes". Journal of Church and State. 49 (1): 151–152\. doi:10.1093/jcs/49.1.151.
3. ^ Fairbanks, James D. (14 May 2006). "The Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
4. ^ Liss, David (11 June 2006). "The Founding Fathers". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
5. ^ Maclean, Iain S. (2008). "Review of Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes". Religious Studies Review. 34 (3): 221. doi:10.1111/j.1748-0922.2008.00308_5.x.
6. ^ Shoemaker, Stephen P. (2007). "Review of Faiths of the Founding Fathers by David L. Holmes". Fides et Historia. 39 (2): 141–2.
7. ^ Winters, Michael Sean (11 July 2014). "Religion & the Founding: Holmes' 'The Faiths of the Founding Fathers'". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
8. ^ Wolfe, Alan (7 May 2006). "Keeping the Faith at Arm's Length". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
9. ^ Wood, Gordon S. (8 June 2006). "American Religion: The Great Retreat". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
10. ^ "The Faiths of the Founding Fathers". Publishers Weekly. 27 February 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

## External links

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* Holmes, David L. "The Founding Fathers, Deism, and Christianity". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 14 September 2012.

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