Benjamin Franklin : the religous life of a founding father
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017].
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278 pages ; 25 cm
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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Biography Shelf
BIO FRANKLIN 2017
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New Haven : Yale University Press, [2017].
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-267) and index.
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A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklins faith 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 Franklins beliefs, to be sure, but devout Christians in his lifeincluding George Whitefield, the eras greatest evangelical preacher; his parents; and his beloved sister Janekept him tethered to the Calvinist creed of his Puritan upbringing. Based on rigorous research into Franklins voluminous correspondence, essays, and almanacs, this fresh assessment of a well-known figure unpacks the contradictions and conundrums faith presented in Franklins life.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Kidd, T. S. (2017). Benjamin Franklin: the religous life of a founding father . Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kidd, Thomas S. 2017. Benjamin Franklin: The Religous Life of a Founding Father. Yale University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kidd, Thomas S. Benjamin Franklin: The Religous Life of a Founding Father Yale University Press, 2017.

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Kidd, Thomas S. Benjamin Franklin: The Religous Life of a Founding Father Yale University Press, 2017.

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