The Faiths of Our Fathers

In Faiths of Our Fathers acclaimed historian Alf J. Mapp Jr. cuts through the historical uncertainty to accurately portray the religious beliefs of eleven of America''s Founding Fathers including John Adams Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. He discovers men with religious beliefs as diverse as their political opinions. These profiles shed light on not only the lives and times if the revolutionary generation but also the role of religion in public life throughout American history.