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 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. But also within and between protestant denominations themselves. What good was christianity, he wondered, if it precipitated pettiness, persecution and violence. Unlike some selfhelp celebrities today, franklin and his cohort of european and american deists reckoned in promoting a ethicsfocus
The founding generations appeal for scripture to answer fundamental political questions and to inform an emerging constitutional tradition. Daniel driesbeck is a professor in the school of Public Affairs at American University here in washington, d. C. , where he earned American Universitys highest faculty award scholar teacher of the year. His Research Interest includes constitutional law and the intersection of politics law and religion in American Public life. His most recent book is reading the bible with the Founding Fathers. I have that one myself and full of sticky tabs and i encourage you to get that and enjoy it. Please join me in welcoming dr. Driesbeck. [ applause ] well, thank you very much. It is a real pleasure and a joy to be here in this magnificent facility in this tremendous resource that we have here now in the nations capital. Let me also say its a real joy for me to share the platform with professors, both of whom i have learned from over the years and i thank kay
With daniel dreisbach. It shaped the founders political thought and rhetoric. This presentation will examine the founding generations appeal to scripture to answer political questions and to inform an emerging constitutional tradition. Daniel dreisbach is a professor in the school of Public Affairs at American University here in washington, d. C. Many he earned the highest faculty award, scholar teacher of the year. His Research Interests include constitutional law and the intersection of politics, law and religion in American Public life. His most recent book is reading the bible with the Founding Fathers. I have that one myself and its full of sticky tabs. I encourage you to get that and enjoy it. Please join me in welcoming dr. Dreisbach. Well, thank you very much. It is a real pleasure and a joy to be here in this magnificent facility in this tremendous resource that we have here now in the nations capital. Let me also say that its a real joy for me to share the platform with profe
Independence missouri. He is the nauthor of growing up my grandfather and dear harry, love bess, bess trumans l letteres from 1919 to 1993. He is the head of the board that has been vacant since his mother retired from our board. Clinton, thank you for joining our board and thank you for being here today. Clifton daniel truman. Thank you, andy. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, truman scholars. Im honored to be here and to be on the board. I am a little bit stunned, 19 years old, the first truman scholars. I was with my mother in independence, missouri, when the first truman scholarships were awarded in 1977. I was in college. I was sort of in awe of being in that group as my mother told me i should be. Actually, the way she put it was, clifton, all of these young people are doing a lot better in college than you are. I will share a couple pieces. Its interesting some of the things the panel has been talking about. The panels have been fantastic. This is a great way to spend the afterno
Independence missouri. He is the nauthor of growing up my grandfather and dear harry, love bess, bess trumans l letteres from 1919 to 1993. He is the head of the board that has been vacant since his mother retired from our board. Clinton, thank you for joining our board and thank you for being here today. Clifton daniel truman. Thank you, andy. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, truman scholars. Im honored to be here and to be on the board. I am a little bit stunned, 19 years old, the first truman scholars. I was with my mother in independence, missouri, when the first truman scholarships were awarded in 1977. I was in college. I was sort of in awe of being in that group as my mother told me i should be. Actually, the way she put it was, clifton, all of these young people are doing a lot better in college than you are. I will share a couple pieces. Its interesting some of the things the panel has been talking about. The panels have been fantastic. This is a great way to spend the afterno