tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post1729563037971295685..comments2024-03-17T14:55:33.289-06:00Comments on American Creation: The religious library of George Washington and what it can tell us about Washington's faithBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-91519507000897145512014-02-23T18:53:51.122-07:002014-02-23T18:53:51.122-07:00Yes, I almost quoted that paragraph, but I wanted ...Yes, I almost quoted that paragraph, but I wanted to leave something for the reader to discover!<br /><br />Washington's religious library is very contemporary to his times, which I found interesting. And for the times, it is quite varied. Not only what are today relatively marginal religious movements are represented, but religious movements that were considered questionable in Washington's day -- like Catholicism (too foreign!) and Methodism (enthusiasm!) are there too. He was not a lazy or an conventional reader in that way. Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-85600085716171132382014-02-23T08:29:31.376-07:002014-02-23T08:29:31.376-07:00This is my favorite part of the article:
"Th...This is my favorite part of the article:<br /><br />"The Washington religious library is eclectic. There are 4 sermons from famous Unitarian theologian and scientist Joseph Priestley, an advocate of American independence and friend to Washington among other Founding Fathers. There’s a booklet from famed revivalist Jonathan Edwards, but about Indian tribal language. There’s also a sermon at Yale College from Edwards’ preacher grandson, Timothy Dwight, on 'infidel philosophy.' There are 2 sermons from Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg."Jonathan Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079637406589278386noreply@blogger.com