Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic
Matthew Stewart
(Author)
Description
America's founders intended to liberate us not just from one king but from the ghostly tyranny of supernatural religion. Drawing deeply on the study of European philosophy, Matthew Stewart brilliantly tracks the ancient, pagan, and continental ideas from which America's revolutionaries drew their inspiration. In the writings of Spinoza, Lucretius, and other great philosophers, Stewart recovers the true meanings of "Nature's God," "the pursuit of happiness," and the radical political theory with which the American experiment in self-government began.
Product Details
Price
$35.00
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publish Date
July 01, 2015
Pages
580
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.2 X 1.3 inches | 0.9 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780393351293
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About the Author
Matthew Stewart is the author of Nature's God: The Heretical Origins of the American Republic, The Courtier and the Heretic: Leibniz, Spinoza, and the Fate of God in the Modern World and The Management Myth: Debunking the Modern Philosophy of Business. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.
Reviews
Impassioned, noble, and necessary.--Brook Wilensky-Lanford
[A] splendidly polemical account of the philosophy of the founding fathers.--Jonathan Ree
Eloquently argued.--Wendy Smith
A lively, powerful, and erudite refutation of the myth that the framers of our secular Constitution had any intention of founding an orthodox Christian nation.--Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Enthralling and important... [A] pleasure to read, its often surprising conclusions supported by elegant prose.--Buzzy Jackson
Impressive... refreshing.--Barton Swaim
Splendid...imaginative but never fanciful, even at its most surprising.--Alan Ryan, author of The Making of Modern Liberalism
[A] splendidly polemical account of the philosophy of the founding fathers.--Jonathan Ree
Eloquently argued.--Wendy Smith
A lively, powerful, and erudite refutation of the myth that the framers of our secular Constitution had any intention of founding an orthodox Christian nation.--Susan Jacoby, author of Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism
Enthralling and important... [A] pleasure to read, its often surprising conclusions supported by elegant prose.--Buzzy Jackson
Impressive... refreshing.--Barton Swaim
Splendid...imaginative but never fanciful, even at its most surprising.--Alan Ryan, author of The Making of Modern Liberalism
