The American Creed: A Biography of the Declaration of IndependenceWhat makes us all Americans--whatever our differences--is adherence to a creed, a creed based upon cornerstone truths the founders believed "self-evident." From the earliest days, the survival of the new republic hinged not merely upon the expression of these grand principles of liberty and equality but upon their spiritual underpinnings. Freedom and faith were intertwined. America, as a foreign observer once put it, is a nation with the soul of a church. |
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... United States - Religion . 2. Religion and politics - United States . I. Title . BL2525.C49 2002 200'.973 - dc21 First St. Martin's Griffin Edition : December 2003 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2002069832 To my children , Frank , Nina , Jacob ,
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Contents
A CITY ON A HILL | 1 |
SOUL FREEDOM | 10 |
THE LIBERTY BELL | 19 |
WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS | 30 |
A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM | 43 |
E PLURIBUS UNUM | 57 |
AMERICAS MISSION | 68 |
NEW FRONTIERS OLD TRUTHS | 102 |
AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL | 120 |
TO MY CHILDREN | 141 |
NOTES AND SOURCES | 157 |