This week’s readings focus on the public and private lives of the men known as the American Founding Fathers. Select one of these men to research, and write a biographical sketch exploring the impact of his personal character and faith/religious views on his public life. A minimum of five scholarly sources is required, including this week’s required reading(s). Your findings must be presented in a 500- to 700-word thread formatted according to Turabian Author-Date style
Bible Readings
1 Kings 3
1 Samuel 25
Textbook Readings
Freeman: Selected chapters
Freeman, Joanne B. Affairs of Honor: National Politics in the New Republic. 1st ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780300097559.
Johnson: Part 2 (pp. 211-279)
Johnson, Paul. A History of the American People. 1st ed. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1997. (See upload for book access)
Additional Materials
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/newnation.html
