Faith of Our Founding Father: The Spiritual Journey of George Washington

by Janice T. Connell

In Faith of Our Founding Father, author Janice T. Connell examines the spiritual life of our first president. She takes us on a journey from his boyhood, scarred by the early death of his father, to the pinnacle of the Presidency.
Washington was no stranger to sorrow, cold, hunger, persecution, violence or terrorism. His great accomplishment was to face misfortune and conquer it. He achieved his victory by discipline, commitment, prayer, and the graced ability to bend his will under the yoke of Divine Providence. Faith of Our Founding Father contains the entire text of the Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation, a text he learned by heart as a young schoolboy and which governed his code of behavior throughout his life. It also contains the full text of his daily prayers, which provided him solace and enriched his faith until the day he died.

Genres: History

232 pages, Hardcover

First published October 22, 2003

About the author

Janice T. Connell is an attorney and recognized authority on the subject of Marian apparitions. She is the author of ten books, an international speaker and frequent radio and television commentator.

Reviews

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I admit I didn't get through this entire book. I had to stop. I found the writing equal to that of a high school research paper. Some of it was interesting, but it did not capture my attention. Poorly constructed transitions between ideas made the high school level writing difficult to follow. I'm sure there is a lot of good information in this book. I just think someone else needs to deliver it.

[Kathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Alaethia Delich · Rating 3 out of 5]

While written with a clear and obvious passion for the subject, this book is anything but excellent. What makes it worth reading is the subject and without its extensive, chapter-length quotes and excerpts, it would be closer to the size of a pamphlet or lengthy encyclopedia article.
Entirely unimpressed with the writing. Thoroughly impressed with the subject.
I only hope that either a more excellent work has been written on George Washington, or someone who reads this book will be inspired to do make something better. If the latter happens, this book will have achieved a worthy purpose. As it stands - "It's not good, it's not bad, it's just nice."

[Vance J. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Hard pass on this. I only rated it two stars in respect of the author’s clear passion for her subject. As another reviewer has written, this reads like a high school-level paper. More hagiography than history, the footnoting seems a barely concealed effort to achieve some legitimacy. It’s a hodgepodge jumble of events, writings, observations. Reminds me of some of the over-the-top history books we had in school in the 1960s.