How to think historically -- Evangelical america, 1789-1865 -- Evangelicals, liberals, and christian american, 1865-1925 -- Christian america in a modern age, 1925-1880 --History for the faithful: the contemporary defenders of christian america -- Were the british colonies christian societies? -- Christianity and the coming of the american revolution -- The revolutionary pulpit -- Nayure´s god: is the declaration of independence a christian document? -- Religion in the critical period -- A "godless" constitution? -- Did george washington pray at velley forge? -- John adams: devout unitarian -- Thomas Jefferson: follower of Jesus -- Benjamin Franklin: ambitious moralist -- What about witherspoon? three orthodox founders.