Jon Meacham's "American Gospel" - A Review

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This paper reviews Jon Meacham's book, "American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation", which details information about what the US Founding Fathers believed about God and religion. The reviewer describes Meacham's work as leading the reader through the religious history of the country into the 21st century. The review examines issues presented in Meacham's book, including slavery, freedom from religion and examples of how various factions have attempted to use God and religion to further their particular agendas. The reviewer states that Meacham believes strongly in moderation.

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"Meacham's book was written at a time when Americans have hotly debated exactly what role religion should play in public life. Some people want the words "Under God" taken out of the Pledge of Allegiance and references to God taken off our currency. A town in Alabama was required to remove the Ten Commandments from a public government display. Even many who believe the concept of separation between Church and State wonder if such decisions are what the Founding Fathers intended. That is what Meacham looks at: what the Founding Fathers believed about God and God's place in the government of the new country."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Meacham, Jon. American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of an American Nation. 2006: Random House, New York.

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