In the hands of a good providence
Subtitle: religion in the life of George Washington and his family
By: Mary V. Thompson.
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9780813927633
Subjects: Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Religion; Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Political and social views; Washington, George, -- 1732-1799 -- Family; Washington family; Anglicans -- Virginia -- Biography; Christianity and politics -- United States -- Church of England -- History -- 18th century; Virginia -- Religious life and customs; Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) -- Religious life and customs
Genres: Biography.
Description: Mount Vernon researcher Mary Thompson endeavors to get beyond the current preoccupation with whether Washington and other founders were or were not evangelical Christians to ask what place religion had in their lives. Thompson follows Washington and his family over several generations, situating her inquiry in the context of new work on the place of religion in colonial and postrevolutionary Virginia and the Chesapeake. --from publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Controversy : a man of many questions; title: Foundations : early influences; title: Church affiliation : a lifelong Anglican; title: Sundays : public worship and time for reflection; title: Confirmation and communion : questions about a rite and sacrament of the Church; title: Prayer : private devotions; title: Evidence of belief : contemporary statements; title: Outward actions : charity and toleration; title: Church and state : Washington's vision for America; title: Conclusions: Washington's and others'.