Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father ISBN:0300240171 Author:Kidd, Thomas S. Publisher:Yale University Press Release Date:2017 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:New Sku: 2337625 Notes: First printing. A fine copy. 2017 Trade Paperback. 278 pp. Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Born to Boston Puritans, by his teenage years Franklin had abandoned the exclusive Christian faith of his family and embraced deism. But Franklin, as a man of faith, was far more complex than the “thorough deist” who emerges in his autobiography. As Thomas Kidd reveals, deist writers influenced Franklin’s beliefs, to be sure, but devout Christians in his life—including George Whitefield, the era’s greatest evangelical preacher; his parents; and his beloved sister Jane—kept him tethered to the Calvinist creed of his Puritan upbringing. Based on rigorous research into Franklin’s voluminous correspondence, essays, and almanacs, this fresh assessment of a well-known figure unpacks the contradictions and conundrums faith presented in Franklin’s life. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Book Title: Benjamin Franklin : the Religious Life of a Founding Father
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2018
Topic: Spirituality, Modern / 18th Century, Political, Historical
Genre: Religion, Biography & Autobiography, History
Item Weight: 19.7 Oz
Author: Thomas S. Kidd
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 5.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
