Washington has long been viewed as the patron saint of secular government, but in Washington's God, Michael Novak and his daughter, Jana, re...
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Mar 22, 2009
Tim
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The review on Goodreads that comes with this book starts off "
A leading conservative thinker offers the first in-depth look at the religious life of our country's greatest founding father, George Washington ...' I hope using the word conservative isn't a warning ...
because I thought the book was terrific, though it took some discipline to stay with a fairly exhaustive look at Washington's life of public religious statements, prayers, and letters. Apparently a private man More...
A leading conservative thinker offers the first in-depth look at the religious life of our country's greatest founding father, George Washington ...' I hope using the word conservative isn't a warning ...
because I thought the book was terrific, though it took some discipline to stay with a fairly exhaustive look at Washington's life of public religious statements, prayers, and letters. Apparently a private man More...
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Mar 26, 2009
Aileen15
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The idea of this book was excellent, and it delivered in the sense that I learned more about Washington's character and moral compass. It made me appreciate Washington the man and Washington the Christian as being one consistent character. However, the book didn't deliver in that its vocabulary was pompous and pretentious, it was very disorganized and illogical in how it presented arguments, and it was repetitive and overall unimpressive. I would recommend it if one wanted a new persepective
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Nov 18, 2008
Chrissy
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George Washington was an incredibly amazing man. This book was very fair at looking at the evidence of whether Washington was a true Christian or not. His character and life experiences were nearly unbelievable. I truly enjoyed exploring Washington's faith and how it shaped this nation. Easy and fast read.
Sep 19, 2010
Tracy
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This book was okay. Some interesting info, but it seemed like the author just kind of kept saying the same things over and over. I agree that Washington was probably a true Christian and not just a deist - but the book got old after the first few chapters.
Mar 07, 2008
Dana
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I recently read a quick history about George Washington and loved it! This is a wonderful book that reveals how much religion was a part of George Washington's life. He was a true Christian in every sense on the word!
Nov 09, 2007
Brad
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Completely biased! This guy needs to quit listening to the religious right's take on the Founding Fathers and actually read what the Founding Fathers said! A crappy book on a very important topic.
Feb 04, 2011
Jerry
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An enlightening examination of how our first president thought of the divine and his relationship to the higher power.
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