From the founding of Jamestown in 1607 to the passage of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Forged in Faith traces the epic colonization of America, the instrumental impact of the Great Awakening revival, and reveals the foundational faith that inspired American independence.With a compelling mix of dramatized story and action-driven narrative, award-winning historian Rod Gragg chronicles the pivotal and oftenoverlooked influence of Biblical faith on the making of America. Insightful and historically accurate, Forged in Faith recounts how faith motivated Pilgrims, Puritans, Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers, Catholics, and Anglicans alike in a unique and fascinating history of early America and the faith that forged a nation."The old proverb is accurate: `If you dwell in the past you lose an eye; if you forget the past you lose both eyes.' Our beloved America is dangerously close to losing both eyes. Books like forged in Faith, from men like Rod Gragg, are corrective lenses intensely focused on our natioanl roots. It is what our founding fathers wisely called `a frequent recurrence to fundamentals.' Read it and act." ---Stu Weber, senior pastor of Good Shepherd Community Church, Gresham, Oregon; author of Tender Warrior; international speaker"No wonder Americans have always proclaimed, `In God We Trust!' Finally---a work of history that skillfully and accurately reveals the extraordinary story of faith and the founding of our nation. This is truly a book `for such a time as this.'" ---J.C. Watts, former congressman from OklahomaCombine Rod Gragg's respected historical authority with his personal passion for God's hand at work in human history, and the result is an historically accurate, yet compellingly readable drama about the formation of our nation through the powerful influence of faith. In a powerful, sweeping narrative, the author of Covered with Glory and other acclaimed works of history chronicles the pivotal decisions and events that shaped Colonial America.Forged in Faith is a fascinating history, based on meticulaous research into the correspondence and documentation of the founding fathers leading up to and encompassing the crafting of the Declaration of Independence. Gragg's discovery sheds light on how faith motivated America's founding fathers in their decisions, their influence, and their lives. In fact, it was during his intensive research for his bestselling The Dedaration of Independence: The Story behind America's Founding Document and the Men Who Created It that Gragg discovered the wealth of evidence of just how thoroghly scripture and the Judeo-Christian worldview influenced the founding of our nation.Forged in Faith is insightful, compelling, and fastpaced and will leave you with a new appreciation of the princples on which America was founded. Read Less