chesterton says, though, the point is that there is a creed. not about divine, at least about human things. and this comes from an essay that he wrote called "what is america?" and chesterton called america "a nation with a soul of a church." a nation with the soul of a church. this was especially true, i think, during the revolutionary period. so how did this nation, or more precisely, this people, to use the language of the declaration itself -- remember, it's one people, not one nation, who separate themselves from great britain. how did this one people with a soul of a church bring off a revolution, the first successful separation of colonies from the parent stem in the history of the western world? and what effect did religion have on political culture and constitutionalism in our revolutionary period? so let's begin by looking at, as i say, some revolutionary cashes. you'll recognize maybe the title of one of gordon wood's more recent books there. we're going to look at individuals, some of whom helped make the revolution, some of whom fo

and chesterton called america a nation with a soul of a church. a nation with a soul of a church n think during the revolutionary period. so how did this nation or more precisely, this people to use the language of the declaration itself, remember it's one people, not one nation who separate themselves from great britain. how did the one people with the soul of a church, bring off the first successful separation of the colonies parents and the history of the western world and that effect did religion have on political culture and constitutionalism in our revolutionary period. so let's begin by looking at, as i say some revolutionary characters and you'll recognize the title of one of gordon woods' more recent books there. we're going to look at individuals some of whom helped make the revolution. some of whom fought against it. some americans, some writtens. i want you to have a full slice of opinion about religion and the revolution from various vantage points. let's begin with this man, john adams. this is a portrait of him in old age, toothless

again, chesterton. when you get rid of the big laws -- this guess stuff, worth the price of admission. when you get rid of the big laws, you don't get liberty. you get thousands and thousands of little laws that rush in to fill the vacuum. we can't live as a culture by 10 simple laws. that all we needed. that's all we needed. 10 simple laws we refused to live by the big laws and by the way, jesus narrowed down to two elm where can't liver by ten or two so what happens? reames upon ream odd upon reames of little laws rushing in to fill the vacuum. being produced in this city, tells us how to do everything down to which bathroom to use. when you get rid of big laws, you don't get liberty but, rather, thousands upon thousands of little laws that rush in to fill the vacuum. academic freedom never found any rules of government. the pour of professor order temper tantrums of students. but, rather, in at the fewer and simple laws of nature and nature's god. there's a reason that dozen of universities were once

again chesterton he told who's you get rid of the big laws this is good stuff this was worth the price are of administration when with you get rid of the big laws, you don't get liberty. you get thousands and thousands of laws that rush in if fill in the value you mean you can't live by ten simple law that's all we needed that's all we needed. ten simple laws we've refused to live by big laws jesus narrowed it down to two we can't live by ten or two so what happens? ream upon reames upon reames of little laws rushing in to fill the vac yule you see it they're being produce master's degree this city telling us how to do everything -- down to which bathroom to use. when you get rid of big laws you don't get liberty but thousands upon thousands of little laws to fill in the vacuum academic freedom has never been found in the rules of government. the power of rouserses or temper tantrums of students rather in few and simple law of nature and naimp's god. there's a reason that dozens of universities were once with the model motto what concern you shall know the truth. and parking and the tr