The Book That Made America: How the Bible Formed Our Nation

by Newcombe, Jerry

• ISBN13: 9780982492901
• ISBN10: 0982492901
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-01
• Publisher: Nordskog Publishing, Inc.

Summary

The Bible is the book that made America. All that is positive in our foundation can be traced back to the Scriptures. Recently, President Obama declared that America is not a Christian nation, while Newsweek announced the demise of Christian America. This book is the answer to America's critics with the facts of history.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
About the Author	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiv
Publisher's Word	p. xv
Year of the Bible, 1983, Proclamation	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
The Book That Made America	p. 5
Our Christian Roots	p. 7
Biblical Considerations	p. 25
Test Your Knowledge of Our Christian Heritage	p. 41
The Bible and the Settling of America	p. 71
The Seeds of a Great Nation: The Bible and the Settlers of America	p. 73
The Bible and Education	p. 99
The Biblically Based Convenants-Forerunners to the Constitution	p. 117
The Bible and the Founding of America	p. 133
The Bible and the Founders of America	p. 135
The Intent of the Founding Fathers	p. 155
The Bible and America's Shortcomings	p. 173
The Bible and the American Experience	p. 191
Where Did We Go Wrong?	p. 193
The Bible and Regeneration	p. 215
"Can an Empire Arise without His Aid?"	p. 219
Appendix: "This is a Christian Nation"	p. 231
Endnotes	p. 253
Index	p. 271
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