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Francis a. Mcani professor from notre dame. Hes the author of many books including god and race, a short history, published in 2008. The civil war as a theological crisis, 2006. And americas god from Jonathan Edwards to Abraham Lincoln which appeared in 2002. Recent essays are treatment of the bible in candidate, the 300th anniversary celebrations of the King James Version of the bible and catholic uses of scripture in 19th century america. Today he will be speaking on his new book which is available outside after our seminar. In the beginning was the word, the bible in American Public life, 1492 to 1783. Mark noll. Thanks for the opportunity of being here, and thanks especially to the Woodrow Wilson center, the american association, the National History seminar, its a pleasure to be in washington on a warm winter day. Images you have on the screen is is of the first english language complete english language bible published in north america. Once the break had been made with britain w
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Im very excited about tonight s topic. On the eve of the American Revolution, Great Britain and its 26 american colonies were united by culture, language, commerce, and by religion. And british peoples on both sides of the atlantic constructed a protestant empire that encompassed anglicans and dissenters alike. But there was a question of whether that would endure. To help us understand what that meant for the people and the institutions who built this protestant empire, tonight we are going to put our faith in dr. Car tear. She is a professor at the Southern Methodist university in the author of this brandnew book, religion and the American Revolution, published by the university of press, 2021. Kate, welcome to the program. Thank you, its a pleasure to be here. Thank you so much for joining us. We are you coming from this evening . Im in dallas texas, here in my office. I hope your air conditioning instead office. Yes, at least for now. Sometimes they turn it off at night but so far