The Light and the Glory: 1492-1787

by Peter Marshall, David Manuel

Overview

Did Columbus believe that God called him west to undiscovered lands? Does American democracy owe its inception to the handful of Pilgrims that settled at Plymouth? If, indeed, there was a specific, divine call upon this nation, is it still valid today?

The Light and the Glory answers these questions and many more for history buffs. As readers look at their nation's history from God's point of view, they will begin to have an idea of how much we owe to a very few—and how much is still at stake.

Now revised and expanded for the first time in more than thirty years, The Light and the Glory is poised to show new readers just how special their country is.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780800732714
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/01/2009
Series:	God's Plan for America , #1
Edition description:	Revised and Expanded Edition
Pages:	512
Sales rank:	569,975
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Peter Marshall (1940-2010), a graduate of Yale University and Princeton Theological Seminary, was a nationally recognized speaker on Christian growth and maturity and on America's Christian heritage.

David Manuel (1936-2013), a graduate of Yale University, was the author or coauthor of several books, including Like a Mighty River and The Jesus Factor.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

A Generation Later... 9

The Search Begins 13

1 Christ-bearer 25

2 In Peril on the Sea 40

3 "If Gold Be Your Almighty" 54

4 Blessed Be the Martyrs 70

5 The Lost Colony 84

6 Garboil 105

7 "Damn Your Souls! Make Tobacco!" 120

8 To the Promised Land 137

9 "God Our Maker Doth Provide" 156

10 Thy Kingdom Come 182

11 A City upon a Hill 198

12 The Puritan Way 211

13 The Pruning of the Lord's Vineyard 234

14 God's Controversy with New England 254

15 As a Roaring Lion 269

16 A Sunburst of Light 293

17 When Kings Become Tyrants 309

18 "No King but King Jesus!" 319

19 "If They Want to Have a War ..." 337

20 "The Great Spirit Protects That Man!" 350

21 "Give 'Em Watts, Boys!" 362

22 "We Have Restored the Sovereign" 381

23 Crucible of Freedom 391

24 "The World Turned Upside Down" 410

25 "Except the Lord Build the House ..." 425

The Search Ends 446

Appendix 1 The Mystery of the Lost Colony 452

Appendix 2 The Christian Faith of George Washington 456

Appendix 3 The Christian Faith of Other Founding Fathers 463

Source Notes 476

Bibliography 491

Index 505