American Prayers; Compiled and Edited by Jay Carper When the United States was founded, it was built on a strong foundation of Christian faith and beliefs. While the United States remains a mostly Christian nation today, it is far from where it started. In Jay Carper’s book, American Prayers: From the Founding Decades of the United States of America, he explores the Christian principles from the country’s formative years through numerous letters, speeches, and other primary documents.
Carper’s extensive research and compilation of these documents gives readers the unique ability to see the United States history in a new context. Carper presents each set of letters, speeches, and other documents in chronological order. Some sections are written by various authors, while other sections highlight famous Founding Fathers and important figures in American history. For the latter, Carper provides a short biography and several documents from that person. Notable people include Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams, among others. The documents range from 1720 to 1804 and reflect the Christian ideals of these men, women, and the United States of America.
