One nation under God : the history of prayer in Americar /

In this chronicle of the spiritual life of a nation, educator Moore focuses on the role that prayer has played in every area of American life. He shows how the faith of Americans--from founding fathers to corporate tycoons, from composers to social reformers, from generals to slaves--was an essentia...

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Main Author: Moore, James P.
Format: Book
Language:English
Created: New York : Doubleday : c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a The inhabitants, explorers, and settlers -- The preachers -- The visionaries -- The developers -- The dreamers -- The pathfinders -- The soldiers -- The healers -- The opportunists -- The idealists -- The innovators -- The defenders -- The rebuilders -- The new pioneers -- The contemporaries -- The innocents. 
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