tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post7295303804259169516..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: Alexander Hamilton's Clumsy Christian DeathBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-30954932481732121292010-01-07T16:16:50.514-07:002010-01-07T16:16:50.514-07:00When you describe someone as an "orthodox Tri...When you describe someone as an "orthodox Trinitarian Christian," you're getting into his or her doctrinal beliefs. <br /><br />While it's true Hamilton drifted away from organized religion (insofar as church attendance and participation go) during his time as an active "founder," I'm not sure it's fair to say or imply that he abandoned his doctrinal beliefs.<br /><br />I know MANY Christians today who believe in Jesus, the Trinity, salvation, heaven, hell, etc., but who are not actively in church and who are making choices in their lives that don't necessarily reflect their stated beliefs.Brian Tubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15412421076480479001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-11477426268774050422010-01-03T14:16:25.604-07:002010-01-03T14:16:25.604-07:00during the time in which he acted as a "Found...<i>during the time in which he acted as a "Founder" (from 1776-after 1800) he was not conventionally religious. In other words, he was not an orthodox Trinitarian Christian.</i><br /><br /><br />I dunno. Is an unobservant Jew still not a Jew? I think most unobservant Jews would be insulted if you said they weren't.<br /><br />I would think a "lapsed" Catholic [of which there are many] would still be a Catholic unless he explicitly becomes something else or in some way renounced his faith.<br /><br />There's no evidence Hamilton did anything like that. But was he a holy roller? No.<br /><br />However, you'll enjoy this essay<br /><br />http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/history/us/ah0015.html<br /><br />which argues that Hamilton's philosophy lay with Hobbes, Hume, and Rousseau, and in a controversial corollary, his enemies Jefferson and Madison [unwittingly] with medieval Christian philosophy.Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com