by David Barton
First published 2000
David Barton argues that modern courts have strayed from what America's Founders actually intended regarding religion and government. He draws from primary source documents to challenge contemporary interpretations of church-state separation. Barton contends that judicial activism has distorted the original constitutional framework through revisionist readings of foundational texts. The book presents hundreds of direct quotes from the Founding Fathers to support his thesis about their true intentions. Barton includes complete texts of founding documents alongside biographical information about key figures from the revolutionary era. The work offers readers extensive documentation and reference materials to examine these constitutional questions for themselves.
Genres: history, political-science, religion, non-fiction, academic, american-history
Vibes: thought-provoking
Tropes: revisionist-history
Setting: America
Period: Revolutionary Era
534 pages · Hardcover · Wallbuilders