Was America Founded As A Christian Nation Summary

The book Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? By John Fea is Fea’s view and ideas of the question the title of the book is asking was America Founded as a Christian Nation? The main subject of part one would be, the evolution of the “Christian Nation”. Explaining what that label meant at different times and too different people throughout the time of the passage of the Constitution until the present. The main Subject of part two would be, “Was the American Revolution a Christian Event?” to answer this question Fea goes back past the passage of the constitution to the “planting” of the British colonies in the New World and talks about whether the British intended on being Christian communities as many say. The book’s purpose is to answer the question on the cover of the book to help people learn about the history of America and Christianity and how they go together to try and teach people what actually happened to let them make their own decision on the question. The main thesis of the book is Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? Christianity is a main part of the United …show more content…
This treaty was signed by President John Adams and ratified by the Senate and there was no public opposition to it. In todays debate about weather or not America was founded as a Christian Nation this plays a prominent role in the argument against that belief. Christianity was a major part of the Civil War even though the Civil War was being fought over slavery. Mark Noll a historian described it in his second inaugural address “Both (sides) read the same Bible, and pray to the same God; and each invokes His aid against the other”. Fea makes the point “ Both the union and the Confederacy thought that their societies were blessed by God and supported by his providence. They both claimed to be Christian