Don’t Believe in God? In Studying American History Keep in Mind the Founders Did
Ernest Everett Blevins LU HIST 701 15 November 2020 In the study of the Early American Republic, the founders of the nation were Christian men. The importance of this should not be overlooked. Whether the 21 st -century student is a Christian, Jew, Muslim, or another religion or lack of any religion, the fact that the founders believed in a Christian God and that faith remains pertinent in modern studies of Early Republic. As the president of the College of Charleston, Rev. J.J. Adams, in a sermon in 1833, points out that the "originators and early promoters of discovering "the future United States that within their charters citing Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia as some examples. [1] Adams also points out that one of the first public structures to be built in settlements was a church, and as the frontier expanded, churches progressed to the frontier. [2] The need for men to minister brought about colleges to train such men such as Harvard in ...