Der heutige Streit über die Linie zwischen Kirche und Staat (oder dessen fehlt) ist weder die erste noch die stärkste in unserer Geschichte. In einer mächtigen Nacherzählung der Geburt der amerikanischen Körperpolitik beschreibt der religiöse Historiker Forrest Church unseren ersten großen Kulturkrieg – ein tumultuöser, aber fast vergessener Konflikt, der von George Washington zur Präsidenz von James Monroes wuchs. Auf einer Seite des Kampfes glaubten die Vertreiber der Ordnung – Federalisten, Kongregationalisten, New Englander – dass der einzige legitime Herrscher der Männer Gott ist. Auf der anderen Seite haben die Verteidiger der Freiheit – Republikaner, Taufer, Virginer – die Erleuchtung und die französische Revolution gefeiert und glaubten, dass nur die Trennung von Kirche und Staat die Freiheit des Menschen bewahren würde. Wäre wir eine Nation unter Gott oder mit Freiheit für alle? In dieser dynamischen Geschichte bietet Forrest Church eine neue Vision der Überzeugungen unserer frühesten Präsidenten und gibt Annahmen über die Debatten, die noch in unserem Land nachhall.
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