"In the Hands of a Good Providence"
| Author | : Mary V. Thompson |
| Publisher | : University of Virginia Press |
| Total Pages | : 396 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780813927633 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0813927633 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (633 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis "In the Hands of a Good Providence" by : Mary V. Thompson
Download or read book "In the Hands of a Good Providence" written by Mary V. Thompson and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mount Vernon researcher Mary Thompson endeavors to get beyond the current preoccupation with whether Washington and other founders were or were not evangelical Christians to ask what place religion had in their lives. Thompson follows Washington and his family over several generations, situating her inquiry in the context of new work on the place of religion in colonial and postrevolutionary Virginia and the Chesapeake. --from publisher description.
