"In the Hands of a Good Providence": Religion in the Life of George Washington

Thompson begins by briefly discussing the historical roots, the historiographical debate, and the current political context (whether the United States was founded as a Christian nation) of the question of George Washington's religious faith. Having explained the controversy, Thompson uses subsequent chapters to shed light on the people who influenced the young George Washington's religious ideas, Washington's own church adherence as a member of the Church of England, how Washington typically spent Sundays, and why he chose not to receive communion in the Church of England or the Episcopal Church, as well as why he chose not to be confirmed.