Benjamin Franklin

Thomas S. KiddYale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300217490

Benjamin Franklin coverBenjamin Franklin cover

Benjamin Franklin

Thomas S. KiddYale University Press

ISBN-10: 0300217498 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300217490 · 2017

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Thomas S. Kidd provides a comprehensive examination of Benjamin Franklin’s life, focusing specifically on the complex evolution of his religious beliefs and spiritual identity. By situating Franklin within the intellectual currents of the eighteenth century, this biography reconciles his public persona as a pragmatic statesman with his private, often ambiguous, theological inquiries. The narrative offers a nuanced portrait of a central American figure navigating the tensions between Enlightenment rationalism and traditional faith.

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Publisher: Yale University Press
2017
Pages: 278

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Author: Thomas S. Kidd

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Inferred: American HistoryInferred: EnlightenmentInferred: Political HistoryInferred: Religious HistoryInferred: American EnlightenmentInferred: Founding FathersInferred: Colonial AmericaInferred: DeismInferred: Intellectual HistoryInferred: 18th Century

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Influences: Puritanism, DeismCornerstone of: American History

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