George Washington's Sacred Fire - Hardcover

Lillback, Peter A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 097860525X ISBN 13: 9780978605254

Publisher: Providence Forum Pr, 2011

Synopsis

Uses Washington's writings, journals, letters, and manuscripts to examine the religious views of George Washington.

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Review

Dr. Lillback buries the myth that Washington was an unbeliever, at most a 'deist', under an avalanche of facts. - Robert P. George, Princeton University, author Clash of Orthodoxies ""Secular historians ignore George Washington's ward Nelly Custis, who wrote that doubting his Christian faith was as absurd as doubting his patriotism. But they cannot ignore this mountain of evidence suggesting Washington's religion was not deism, but just the sort of low-church Anglicanism one would expect in an eighteenth century Virginia gentleman. His 'sacred fire' lit America's path toward civil and religious liberty."" - Walter A. McDougall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Synopsis

Dr. Peter Lillback's exhaustive fifteen years of research set's George Washington's "Sacred Fire" apart from all previous works on Washington's faith. It presents a man driven by the highest of ideals and uses Washington's own writings, journals, letters, manuscripts, and those of his closest family and confidants to reveal the truth of this awe-inspiring role model for all generations. Dr. Lillback convincingly shows how when faced with unprecedented challenges and circumstances, Washington ultimately drew upon his persistent qualities of character - honesty, justice, equity, perseverence, piety, forgiveness, humility, and servant leadership - to become one of the most revered figures in world history. George Washington set the cornerstone for what would become one of the most prosperous and free nations in the history of civilization.

Edition details

• Publisher: Providence Forum Pr
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 097860525X
• ISBN 13: 9780978605254
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1208