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- Title
Faith before Creed: The Private and Public Religion of George Washington.
- Authors
O'Keefe, Kieran J.
- Abstract
George Washington's religious beliefs have long been debated by scholars, who have insisted that he was anything from a devout Anglican to a Deist. This study argues that he was neither, instead contending that Washington had Latitudinarian tendencies, and that while he believed in God, he was not otherwise particularly religious. As some with Latitudinarian affinities, he showed no preference among varying creeds or forms of worship despite his Anglican upbringing. His personal beliefs also intersected with his stance on public religion. Washington favoured broad religious liberty for Christians and non‐Christians alike, reflecting his Latitudinarianism because he believed that denomination, dogma, doctrine, and creed were insignificant, and that it was up to the individual to decide the best way to worship God.
- Subjects
WASHINGTON, George, 1732-1799; FAITH; DEBATE; ANGLICANS; LIBERALISM (Religion)
- Publication
Journal of Religious History, 2019, Vol 43, Issue 3, p400
- ISSN
0022-4227
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/1467-9809.12607