CARL TRUEMAN
Professor of Historical Theology
Chairman of the Church History Department, Westminster Theological Seminary
Editor of
Themelios
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SACRED FIRE
Copyright © 2006 by Peter Lillback. All rights reserved.
ISBN: 0-9786052-5-X (hardback)
ISBN: 0-9786052-6-8 (paperback)
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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture references are from the King James version of the Bible (KJV).
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2006—First Edition
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George Washington’s Sacred Fire
To the children of America—past, present, and future, especially to those who have ever wondered, “Was George Washington a Christian?”
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
PART I: THE CONTROVERSY
1. Introduction: The Controversy
