The Second American Revolution, John W. Whitehead, Elgin, IL: David C. Cook Publishing Company, 1982.
Overview for American law as derived from Judeo/Christian ethics and the subsequent effect in public policy application.
The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution, W. Cleon Skousen, Washington, DC: the National Center for Constitutional Studies, 1985.
Textbook on the American constitution by one of the nation’s foremost scholars in the field. Text so clear as to be adapted to classrooms.
God and Government: A Biblical and Historical Study, (3 volumes), Gary DeMar, Atlanta, GA: American Vision Press, 1982.
Pictoral workbook of American history and government. Foundational instruction on the principles of Christian heritage in teaching format.
The Light and the Glory and From Sea to Shining Sea, Peter Marshall and David Manuel, Old Tapen, NJ: Fleming H. Revell, 1977.
Storyteller’s synopsis of events shaping American history with a keen eye to God’s Providence. Covers the Discovery to 1830 in 2 volumes.
Christian History of the Constitution for the United States of America: Christian Self Government, compiled by Verna Hall, San Francisco, CA: Foundation for American Christian Education, 1961.
A compilation of some of the most critical source documents of the American Founders and founding historians from a Christian perspective.
Teaching and Learning American History: The Principle Approach, Rosalie J. Slater, San Francisco, CA: Foundation for American Christian Education, 1965.
Written as a companion volume to Christian History of the Constitution with an emphasis on the philosophy of Christian education and the home.
The Religious Background of American Culture, Thomas Cuming Hall, Boston, MA: Little, Brown, & Co., 1930.
Background events of the Reformation leading up to the exodus from Europe. Leading ideas contributing to religious liberty in America.
New England Clergy and the American Revolution, Alice M.Baldwin, New York, NY: Frederick Ungar.
Solid exposition of the role and influence of the clergy in the American founding, both Biblically and politically.
The Federalist, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, New Rochelle, New York Arlington House.
The master apology for the Constitution. Underlying principles and the historical thinking which formed the basis of the American experiment.
Faith and Freedom: The Christian Roots of American Liberty, Benjamin Hart, Dallas, TX: Lewis and Stanley, 1988.
A well researched historical defense of the Christian heritage and the morality underlying the framework of freedom in the U.S.A.
Christianity and the Constitution: The Faith of the Founding Fathers, John Eidsmoe, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1987.
An overview of the major Founders and their influence, as well as the related history of this document of superb governing principles.
An American Dream, John Whitehead, Westchester, IL:: Crossway Books, 1987.
Taps the very heart and nerve of the American experiment. The philosophy, ideals, and religion that shaped the nation’s founding.
Democracy in America (2 volumes), Alexis De Tocqueville, New Rochelle, NY: Arlington House.
A classic objective view of America from a European at the turn of the 19th century which confirms the uniqueness of our government.
The Kingdom of God in America, H. Richard Niebuhr, New York, NY: Harper Torchbooks, 1937.
A seminal work, religion, especially the concept of the Kingdom of God, shaped American social structures in 3 distinct phases of its history.
A Theological Interpretation of American History, C. Gregg Singer, Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1964
Interpretive overview of the theological influence on America with chapters on Deism, Transcendentalism, Darwinism, Social Gospel, etc.
