Washington’s God Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country

Michael Novak, "Washington’s God: Religion, Liberty, and the Father of Our Country"
English | ISBN: 0465051278 | 2007 | 304 pages | EPUB, MOBI | 375 KB + 539 KB
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.