The Providence Forum
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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
2. Deism Defined: Shades of Meaning, Shading the Truth
3. Did Washington Avoid the Name of Jesus Christ?: Addressing a Fundamental Argument
PART II: THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
4. Washington’s Virginia and The Anglican Mission to the Indians
5. George Washington’s Virginian Ancestors
PART III: THE LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
6. The Childhood of George Washington
7. The Christian Education of George Washington
8. The Personality of George Washington
9. George Washington the Soldier
10. George Washington on Character and Honor
11. The Sacred Fire of Liberty: Was George Washington a Godly Leader?
12. George Washington’s Family Life
PART IV: GEORGE WASHINGTON THE CHURCHMAN
13. George Washington: The Parishioner
14. George Washington: The Vestryman
15. George Washington: The Low Churchman
16. George Washington and the Bible
17. The Spirituality of George Washington
18. George Washington and Prayer
