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Well-written and convincing, Founding Faith sets the record straight!
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The antagonists in today's culture wars, conservatives and liberals, appeal to the faith (or alleged lack of such) of our Founding Fathers. The conflict rages around the relationship of government and faith-based organizations: Is the wall of separation between church and state a reality or a myth?
Asserting that both sides in this debate distort history--one by a heavy ideological agenda, the other by romantic wishful thinking--Waldman clarifies what is accurate and fallacious in the arguments of each.
The book concentrates on five leaders, whose words and deeds are pivotal in the battle to redefine the relationship between religion and government: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison.
Waldman's hero is James Madison, who crafted the most holistic and enduring approach, one that viewed separation of church and state primarily as a benefit to religion. Church and state, when married, Madison believed, bring out the worst in each other.
"Madison had it right," says Waldman. He concludes that the "founding faith" of America was neither Christian nor secular; it was religious liberty--a revolutionary formula for promoting faith by leaving it alone.
Founding Faith sets the record straight, revealing the real history of religious freedom to be dramatic, unexpected, paradoxical, and inspiring.
Steven Waldman is co-founder, CEO, and editor in chief of Beliefnet.com, the largest faith and spirituality Web site. Previously, Waldman was the national editor of U.S. News & World Report and a national correspondent for Newsweek. His writings have also appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Slate, The Washington Monthly, National Review, and elsewhere. He appears frequently on television and radio to discuss religion and politics. He is also the author of The Bill, a book about the creation of AmeriCorps. Waldman lives in New York with his wife, the writer Amy Cunningham, and their children, Joseph and Gordon.
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