With so little evidence to work with, Lillback is forced to make some very indirect and dubious inferences. Idahoan Forrest Church, a historian of early Christianity, said that on the question of his belief in Christ, Washington was “deafeningly silent.” On the manuscript of another presidential speech to Indian leaders, we can clearly see the word “God” crossed out and the phrase “Great Spirit” written in Washington’s own hand. This single incident, a speech to the Delaware Indians, was most likely written by an aide more orthodox than he.
In all of his voluminous writing only once does he speak of Jesus. The weakest arguments in the book are the ones devoted to proving Washington believed in the deity of Christ and the Trinity. We learn from one entry that he would have collected his rents on Sundays, but he declined because the people living on his land were “apparently very religious.” This is the real “honest George,” making no pretenses about being pious. Washington’s diaries show that he frequently dishonored the Sabbath. Washington was a nominal Anglican who attended church irregularly, ceasing after his retirement. This fact leads us to believe that Lillback’s major premise is obviously false. Thomas Jefferson rejected the divinity of Christ and the Trinity, but he was a life-long member of the Anglican church. Here is the essence of his argument: Anglicans are Orthodox Christians Washington was an Anglican therefore, Washington was an Orthodox Christian. Lillback really has to stretch the evidence and indulge in a lot speculation to make Washington an orthodox, trinitarian Christian.
It’s the best book on faith and the founding I think I’ve ever read.”ĭid Beck actually read this huge tome? Running almost 1,200 pages with 500 pages of endnotes and 10 indices, conservative Presbyterian minister Peter Lillback’s “ George Washington’s Sacred Fire” certainly gives the impression of thorough scholarship. Beck enthused, “It so discredits all of the scholars. Thanks to Glenn Beck’s fawning promotion, an obscure self-published book on George Washington’s religion has become a best seller on. Of us are embarrassed by his poor historical methodology – Anonymous posting to a review of Lillback’s Sacred Fire Lillback, assisted by Jerry Newcombe, will reveal to the reader a newly inspirational image of General and President George Washington.George Washington Was Not a Trinitarian ChristianĪs a fellow minister in Peter Lillback’s denomination
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George Washington set the cornerstone for what would become one of the most prosperous, free nations in the history of civilization. Lillback paints a picture of a man, who, faced with unprecedented challenges and circumstances, ultimately drew upon his persistent qualities of character - honesty, justice, equity, perseverence, piety, forgiveness, humility, and servant leadership, to become one of the most revered figures in world history. Only do George Washington's own writings, journals, letters, manuscripts, and those of his closest family and confidants reveal the truth of this awe-inspiring role model for all generations. Peter Lillback's research, revealing a unique icon driven by the highest of ideals.
What sets "George Washington's Sacred Fire" apart from all previous works on this man for the ages, is the exhaustive fifteen years of Dr.
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