Könyv Foundations of Fire Donald Myers

Foundations of Fire

How Chirstian Ideas Shaped America Founding

Szerző: Donald Myers
Nyelv: Angol
Kötés: Puha kötésű
Elérhetőség: Várható készletfeltöltés
Küldés 13. 07. 2026
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Foundations of Fire is the untold historical journey of how Christian ideas shaped the birth of the...

Információk a könyvről

Szerző
Nyelv
Angol
Kötés
Könyv - Puha kötésű
Kiadva
2026
oldal
406
EAN
9798186522041
Enbook ID
53208833
Súly
543
Méretek
152 x 229 x 21

Teljes leírás

Foundations of Fire is the untold historical journey of how Christian ideas shaped the birth of the American Republic. Long before the Declaration of Independence was signed in defiance of the Crown, the colonies were already living inside a Christian moral universe - Puritan covenant theology in New England, Quaker liberty of conscience in Pennsylvania, Anglican civic order in the South, and Catholic refuge in Maryland. These traditions formed the cultural DNA of the nation, influencing early education, law, political vocabulary, and the very concept of human rights.
This book traces that journey from the first colonial charters to the Revolution, revealing how sermons, Scripture, and Christian anthropology shaped the founding generation's understanding of liberty, justice, and the responsibilities of citizenship. It shows how biblical literacy informed early American schools, how Christian moral reasoning influenced the Constitution's checks and balances, and how the nation's earliest laws reflected a worldview rooted in conscience, virtue, and human dignity.
Only in the final chapters does the book turn toward modern tensions - respectfully exploring why some contemporary worldviews conflict with the founding principles shaped by Christianity, why progressive movements critique America's religious heritage, and why traditional Christian ethics differ from modern sexual ideologies. Foundations of Fire is not a culture‑war manifesto; it is a historical exploration of America's spiritual architecture, written for readers who want to understand the past before they attempt to navigate the future.