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Washington's God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country Hardcover - 2006

by Michael Novak; Jana Novak


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Washington has long been viewed as the patron saint of secular government, but in Washington's God, Michael Novak and his daughter, Jana, reveal that it was Washington's strong faith in divine Providence that gave meaning and force to his monumental life. Narrowly escaping a British trap during the Battle of Brooklyn, Washington didn't credit his survival to courage or tactical expertise; he blamed himself for marching his men into certain doom and marveled at the Providence that delivered them. Throughout his career, Washington held fast to the conviction that America's liberty was dependent on our faithfulness to God's will and our trust in Providence. Washington's God, shows Washington not only as a man of resource, strength, and virtue, but also as a man with deeply held religious values. This new presentation of Washington-as a man whose religion guided his governance-will bring him into today's debates about the role of faith in government and will challenge everything we thought we knew about the inner life of the father of our country.

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  • Title Washington's God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country
  • Author Michael Novak; Jana Novak
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition annotated editio
  • Pages 282
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Basic Books (AZ), NY
  • Date 2006-03
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780465051267 / 046505126X
  • Weight 1.32 lbs (0.60 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.26 x 6.5 x 1.03 in (23.52 x 16.51 x 2.62 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Washington, George - Religion, Presidents - United States - Religion
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005030381
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Michael Novak, a former U.S. ambassador, has served under Democratic and Republican administrations. He is the author of Belief and Unbelief, The Spirit of Democratic Capitalism, and many other books. His essays and reviews have been published in the New York Times Magazine, National Review, and many others. He presently holds the George Frederick Jewett Chair in Religion, Philosophy, and Public Policy at the American Enterprise Institute. Mr. Novak lives with his family in Washington, D.C. Jana Novak is a writer and poet and is the co-author of Tell Me Why: A Father Answers His Daughter's Questions About God . She lives in Washington, D.C.
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