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Simply counting and documenting the founders many references to the bible, i think tells us little except that the bible was a useful resource for this generation of americans. In the book, i try to move beyond the sufimple observation that they frequently cited the bible. That all most goes without saying. I want to move on and examine how the founders used the bible and thousand mhow it may have i their founding project. Which biblical texts appealed to them and why do they think these texts s...

Think americas most common code of spirituality. And for franklin when you go back to the 18th century, doctrineless moralized christianity was serious intellectual business. It was very serious. Born out of contemporary religious debates and dissatisfaction with his familys puritanism, like many skeptics in the 18th century, franklin was weary of 300 years of fighting over the legacy of the ref reformation. Franklin grew up in a world of intractable conflict between catholics and protestants. B...

Discipline, denerve lebe nerve success in this live. Thats what good wants for us. Well, today its easy to dismiss this sort of pot faith because its so often peddled by wealthy media superstars, but it is i think americas most common code of spirituality. And for franklin when you go back to the 18th century, doctrineless moralized christianity was serious intellectual business. It was very serious. Born out of contemporary religious debates and dissatisfaction with his familys puritanism, like...

Economic forum in davos the gathering the worlds business and political elite put under way with a plea for free trade from indias near and promoting on the same day that america stopped fifty percent tariff some some imports of g. W. As Helena Humphrey as the latest from the swiss alps india is open for business thats the message from the countrys Prime Minister and no range of modi warning against the rise in trade barriers just days ahead of the appearance of protectionist President Donald Tr...

To say pick february 7, a retrospective commemorating the constitutional legacy of the late Justice Justice Antonin Scalia two years after his death per february 21, a special Members Program on the role of dissent throughout american history. March 20, exclusive book launch with National Constitution president and ceo Jeffrey Rosen on William Howard taft and much more. To purchase tickets or for more details about these and other Upcoming Events visit constitution center. Org debate and if you ...

Big skies, big ideas. People think big. Thats why such great things as, as the Nuclear Weapons whole industry. To microsoft who was formed here, to goddard, to the first computer ever. Woodruff all that and more on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by babbel. A language app that teaches reallife conversations in a new language, like spanish, french, and by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance a...

Good afternoon, everyone. Joining uso much for for the American Civil War symposium. Ordinary people, extraordinary times. T up on our roster where she received the 2016 great teacher award. She taught previously at the state of at the university of new york in the state of albany. She received her phd studying under dr. And dr. Gallagher. Dr. Taylor is a member of the board of editors of the journal of southern history and advisor editor for the civil war monitor magazine and coeditor of the un...

I started off my morning with huge rainbows as taking my kids to school. And right now were not seeing rainbows but seeing showers. Let me show you where live doppler 7 is tracking moisture. We have some moderate showers between richmond and emeryville heading to berkeley. As you notice kensington street level radar. Lets get in tighter here. South 49th street we are seeing some moderate pockets of shower activity. Very scattered and light. From daly city to brings bane. And san bruno area and a...

Tonight. Justin timberlake just days away from his first solo super bowl halftime show. Kevin frazier is at the mall of america in minneapolis with justin. Is he ready . Hes calm, cool and collected a lot like patriots tom brady, who recently revealed Justin Timberlake is his man crush. I heard i made the list. Whos my man crush . Tough question. Its going to be me Justin Timberlake. I like justin a lot. Its reciprocated. I would loo to make this official. I dont know if the verdict is out on hi...

To situate the president ial plantations back into the history of slavery or to situate slavery back into the history of the president ial plantations. Im not entirely sure, i went back and forth on how to say that, im not entirely sure which is the right way to say it, but i think what the crucial thing to say is that we are considering the processes that have erased the obvious location of the enslaved in the histories of the presidencies. And everyone here on this panel and many of you in the...