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Author Stewart, Matthew, 1963-

Title Nature's God : the heretical origins of the American republic / Matthew Stewart.

Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2014]

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Location Call No. Status
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  277.3 STEWART    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  277.307 STEWART    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  323.442 STEWART    DUE 04-17-24
Edition First edition.
Description pages cm
Summary "Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart pursues a genealogy of the philosophical ideas from which America's revolutionaries drew their inspiration, all ... researched and documented and enlivened with storytelling ... Along the way, he uncovers the true meanings of 'Nature's God,' 'self-evident,' and many other phrases crucial to our understanding of the American experiment but now widely misunderstood"--Dust jacket flap.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents The dirty little screw of the American Revolution -- Pathologies of freedom -- Epicurus's dangerous idea -- On the genealogy of Nature's God -- Self-evident truths -- The pursuit of happiness -- The empire of reason -- The religion of freedom.
Subject Founding Fathers of the United States -- Views on religion.
Religion and state -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Natural theology -- Early works to 1800.
United States -- Religion -- To 1800.
Church and state -- United States.
ISBN 9780393064544 (hbk.)
0393064549 (hbk.)
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