David Barton (1) (1954–)
Author of Original intent: the courts, the constitution, and religion.
About the Author
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Series
Works by David Barton
The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always Believed About Thomas Jefferson (2012) 242 copies, 5 reviews
The Myth of Separation: What Is the Correct Relationship Between Church and State? (1989) 216 copies
Foundations of Freedom: One Nation Under God, Great American Myths, A Republic that Stands (Disc 6) 1 copy
The spirit of the American revolution: a booklet based on the video by the same title, 2nd ed. 1 copy
Associated Works
Wives of the Signers: The Women Behind the Declaration of Independence (1997) — Foreword, some editions — 207 copies
No Retreats, No Reserves, No Regrets: Why Christians Should Never Give Up, Never Hold Back, and Never Be Sorry for… (2000) — Contributor — 37 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1954-01-28
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Aledo, Texas, USA
- Places of residence
- Aledo, Texas, USA
- Education
- Oral Roberts University (BA|Religious Education|1976)
- Occupations
- church youth director
math and science teacher
principal (Aledo Christian School)
political activist
evangelist
author - Organizations
- Specialty Research Associates (founder)
WallBuilders (founder)
Republican Party of Texas (vice-chair, 1997-2006)
National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (Board of Advisors)
Providence Foundation (Board of Advisors)
Aledo Christian School, Aledo, Texas, USA - Awards and honors
- Angel Award (Excellence in Media)
Members
Reviews
The Jefferson Lies: Exposing the Myths You've Always… by David Barton
I won this book through the first-reads program.
This book is a collection of sermons of sorts, all based upon the line in scripture that the title of the book itself comes from. The sections are labeled by topic (i.e. Self-Discipline, Stewardship, Holiness, Thanksgiving, etc.) and each topic is discussed for a number of pages.
The book is a highly personal project, and may of the topics are referenced with anecdotes from the author [a:David Barton|58232|David Barton|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1290468544p2/58232.jpg]'s own life, or the life of others that he has met within his parish. This gives the book a bit of a confessional quality, and also a certain level of comfort. 'Ah, so someone else has gone through this trouble' one might think.
The first two thirds of Section I of the book I quite enjoyed. The book had a message that was both religious and secular, and essentially was there to remind one to do good for good's sake. Don't worry too much, but don't slack off. The advice was good, and [a:David Barton|58232|David Barton|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1290468544p2/58232.jpg] deferred to common sense above all else for the most part. I found a great deal of comfort in this section. My trouble with the book arose in the final third of Section I where the book took up a more religious message, which is to be expected.
Section II of the book is divided in a similar fashion to the first, and contains the basis of lesson plans based around the different topics. This way, a Bible Study course, or an action person of religious authority could build their own preachings off of it. These outlines were well thought out, and I would like to hear what some would come up with based on them. It'd be entertaining to listen to, and as I said previously, the message of doing good for good's sake is one I enjoy.
All in all, this book was quite solid. I took a good deal of comfort in it, and in the Further Thinking questions found some aspects of my life that I would much like to improve.… (more)
This book is a collection of sermons of sorts, all based upon the line in scripture that the title of the book itself comes from. The sections are labeled by topic (i.e. Self-Discipline, Stewardship, Holiness, Thanksgiving, etc.) and each topic is discussed for a number of pages.
The book is a highly personal project, and may of the topics are referenced with anecdotes from the author [a:David Barton|58232|David Barton|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1290468544p2/58232.jpg]'s own life, or the life of others that he has met within his parish. This gives the book a bit of a confessional quality, and also a certain level of comfort. 'Ah, so someone else has gone through this trouble' one might think.
The first two thirds of Section I of the book I quite enjoyed. The book had a message that was both religious and secular, and essentially was there to remind one to do good for good's sake. Don't worry too much, but don't slack off. The advice was good, and [a:David Barton|58232|David Barton|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1290468544p2/58232.jpg] deferred to common sense above all else for the most part. I found a great deal of comfort in this section. My trouble with the book arose in the final third of Section I where the book took up a more religious message, which is to be expected.
Section II of the book is divided in a similar fashion to the first, and contains the basis of lesson plans based around the different topics. This way, a Bible Study course, or an action person of religious authority could build their own preachings off of it. These outlines were well thought out, and I would like to hear what some would come up with based on them. It'd be entertaining to listen to, and as I said previously, the message of doing good for good's sake is one I enjoy.
All in all, this book was quite solid. I took a good deal of comfort in it, and in the Further Thinking questions found some aspects of my life that I would much like to improve.… (more)
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