Under God

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• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Year: 2004
• eBook ISBN: 9781441211026
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Theology & Religion

In the same uncompromising style of Jesus Freaks, bestselling authors Michael Tait and TobyMac of dc Talk now urge readers to take their stand for America''s future--by examining our past. Using unforgettable accounts of both famous and little-known Americans, Under God examines the stories of men and women who forged our nation. Against these, they pair the dark side of America''s legacy--racism, slavery, injustice--in order that a new generation might seek God''s face and avoid repeating sins of the past. The authors draw on the resources of WallBuilders, a national organization that distributes historical, legal, and statistical information and helps citizens become active in their communities.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• 1. Bulletproof: The French and Indian War—Account of a British Officer
• 2. A Declaration of Dependence . . . Upon God: The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
• 3. A Time for War: Peter Muhlenberg
• 4. His Sons—Captured!: Abraham Clark
• 5. Benjamin Who?: Benjamin Rush
• 6. Saved by the Fog: Evacuation of Long Island
• 7. Giving Credit Where It’s Due: Robert Morris
• 8. Gifted: Phillis Wheatley
• 9. Into the Presence: First Continental Congress
• 10. Out of the Jaws of the Wicked: William and Ellen Craft
• 11. “Unless You Kill Me”: John Prentiss “Print” Matthews
• 12. Pirating the Planter: Robert Smalls
• 13. Tired of Giving In: Rosa Parks
• 14. In a Class of Only One: Ruby Bridges
• 15. A Special Instrument Sent of God: Tisquantum—“Squanto”
• 16. A Covenanted People: The Pilgrims’ Landing at Cape Cod
• 17. Government by the Gospel: Plymouth, Massachusetts
• 18. No Justice: C. J. Miller
• 19. Innocent Blood Cries Out: Ida B. Wells-Barnett
• 20. Freedom’s Railroad: Harriet Tubman
• 21. “Don’t Let Them Have Him!”: Charles Nalle and Harriet Tubman
• 22. Begin Again: Bridget “Biddy” Mason
• 23. Crazy Bet: Elizabeth Van Lew
• 24. They Tried to Forget: Duluth, Minnesota
• 25. The Holy Experiment: William Penn
• 26. Defender of the Union: Daniel Webster
• 27. One Life to Lose: Nathan Hale
• 28. Empowered to Persuade: Patrick Henry
• 29. With Regrets: Benedict Arnold
• 30. The United Cry of the Nation: Abraham Lincoln
• 31. Turning Point: Isabella Baumfree—“Sojourner Truth”
• 32. Denise. Carole. Cynthia. Addie Mae: Birmingham Bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
• 33. Stand Up: Martin Luther King Jr.
• 34. When a Sport Is Something More: Jackie Robinson
• 35. Lifting a People: Richard Allen
• 36. The Birth and Second Coming of a Message of Hate: Ku Klux Klan
• 37. “It Is All So Terribly True”: Woodrow Wilson and The Birth of a Nation
• 38. “God Save These People”: John Witherspoon
• 39. The Strong Voice of Freedom: Theodore Weld
• 40. The Repentant Slaveholder: Angelina Grimké
• 41. “As a Mother . . . As a Christian”: Harriet Beecher Stowe
• 42. A Cycle of Service and Love: John Perkins
• 43. “An Impassioned Defense”: John Quincy Adams and the Amistad
• 44. The Dark Side of Lincoln’s Home: Springfield Riot
• 45. The Right Man at the Right Time: Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 46. “We Need the Storm, the Whirlwind, and the Earthquake”: Frederick Douglass
• 47. What Four Hundred Dollars Can Buy: George and Lewis Latimer
• 48. Forever Fourteen: Emmett Till
• 49. A Legacy of Freedom: John Jay
• 50. “I Will Fight No More Forever”: Chief Joseph and the Nez Percé War
• 51. The Smuggled Patriot: John Adams
• 52. “Remember the Ladies”: Abigail Adams
• 53. The Voice of Reason: Roger Sherman
• 54. “Turned Loose to the Whirlwind”: Compromise of 1877
• 55. A Purposeful Life: George Washington Carver
• 56. A Soldier’s View: The Sand Creek Massacre
• 57. A Growing Awareness: Benjamin Franklin
• 58. “Before We Proceed to Business”: Congressional Prayer
• 59. The Interesting Narrative: Olaudah Equiano
• 60. Kettle Prayers: Lake Providence, Louisiana
• What Is Freedom For?
• Closing Thoughts From Toby and Michael
• A Call to Prayer
• Timeline
• Bibliography
• Index
• Other Books by Author
• For More Information
• Back Cover