Religion, Law, & Politics: How Did The Bible Influence The American Founders?
Finding Genius Podcast
Richard Jacobs
4.4 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2024
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we connect with Daniel L. Dreisbach, a professor at the American University School of Public Affairs, who teaches in the Department of Justice, Law, and Criminology. As an author, academic, and attorney, Daniel is a long-time student of law and politics in the American founding era.
In 2016, Daniel published Reading the Bible with the Founding Fathers, a book that outlines the founders' diverse use of scripture – ranging from the literary to the theological. So how has religion influenced the US Constitution and overall history? Daniel sits down to enlighten us…
Join the discussion now to discover:
- How the founders' faith informed early American history.
- How American legal culture and religious laws were shaped.
- What happens if we ignore the role of religion when analyzing this generation of America.
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| 0:38.5 | Hello, this is Richard Jacobs with the Finding Genius podcast. |
| 0:42.1 | My guest today is Daniel Dreisbach. |
| 0:44.1 | He's an author and a professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University in |
| 0:48.5 | Washington, D.C. |
| 0:49.7 | And we're going to talk about a book that is authored called Reading the Bible with the Founding |
| 0:53.9 | Fathers. So, Daniel, thank you so much for coming. Well, thanks for having me. I've been looking |
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