Spirits Of '76: Catholic Inquiry

Historian Donald D'Elia offers one of the most original sets of essays ever penned on the seven greatest founding fathers looking at the development of their philosophical and religious convictions. The essays include: "The Relevance of Thomas Jefferson," "Benjamin Rush: A Christian Revolutionary," "John Adams: Revolutionary as Manichaean," "Charles Carroll of Carrollton: A Catholic Revolutionary," "George Washington: The Founder as Stoic," "Alexander Hamilton: From Caesar to Christ," and "Benjamin Franklin: Poor Richard’s Religion."