By the hand of providence
Subtitle: how faith shaped the American revolution
By: Rod Gragg
Edition: 1st Howard Books hardcover ed.
Publisher: Howard Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
ISBN-13: 9781416596301
Subjects: Church history; Religious aspects; Christianity and politics; History
Description: Based on meticulous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers from the crafting of the Declaration of Independence to the signing of the peace treaty with Britain, this book sheds light on how the Judeo-Christian world view motivated America's founding fathers.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: "By the providence of almighty God"; title: "For such a time as this"; title: "A kind of destiny"; title: "The Lord fighteth for them"; title: "The sacred cause of freedom"; title: "A signal stroke of providence"; title: "By the hand of providence"; title: "Under the smiles of heaven"; title: "Grace to repent of our sins"; title: "Fight against them that fight against me"; title: "Such astonishing interpositions of providence"; title: "He has approved our beginnings".