In God we trust : the religious beliefs and ideas of the American founding fathers / Selected, edited, and with commentary by Norman Cousins. - New York : Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958. - viii, 464 p. ; 22 cm.

With hardcover For Amy Loveman and those who loved her

Index: pp. 455-464

Cont.: Acknowledgments -- The responsive men -- Benjamin Franklin -- George Washington -- John Adams -- Thomas Jefferson -- The Jefferson-Adams letters -- James Madison -- Alexander Hamilton -- Samuel Adams -- John Jay -- Thomas Paine -- Editor's notes -- Guide to further reading and research -- Index.

This text presents Important religious writings by Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Adams, John Jay, and Thomas Paine.


Church and state--United States--Early works to 1800
Christianity--Early works to 1800
Religion--Early works to 1800