A Brief Book Notice from Books At a Glance
Peter Lillback’s magisterial work on George Washington’s Christian commitments is now available in an abridged edition. Still a hefty size, it’s less than half the size of the original 2006 edition.
Lillback shows a close acquaintance with Washington’s personal correspondence and demonstrates persuasively that Washington was shaped less by enlightenment values than by biblical / Christian teaching. Not a deist but a committed theist with a strong sense of divine providence.
Robert George, Director of the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions writes that Lillback “Buries the deist claim under an avalanche of evidence.”
“More than a biography—an invitation to learn from Washington’s faith” (Herman Selderhuis, President, European Academy of Religion).
“A tour-de-force of scholarship” (Diana Severance, Director, Dunham Bible Museum, Houston Baptist University).
“The definitive book on Washington’s faith” (Mark David Hall, Professor of Government, Regent University).
“The finest biography I have ever read…. Validates Washington’s belief in Providence beyond reasonable doubt” (Bruce K. Waltke, Retired Professor of Old Testament, Regent University).
A genuine contribution to studies in American Church History.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S SACRED FIRE, by Peter A. Lillback