Excellent book!

It took me along time to complete this one with 10 appendix.. I love Lillback’s in-depth study of “The Words of Washington” rather that historian fluff.. Oh that’s today’s generation were not so gullible to the secular falsehoods which portray our Washington as an enlightened deist. His “Sacred Fire” is this generations most treasured heritage.. I pray it continues to guide and light America’s path toward civil and religious liberties.

Good argument. A little too long.

I love this book, but I read it in doses, a chapter a week. It is FULL of primary source-based facts. I was taught in high school that he was a deist. Wow, how "history teachers" like to twist the facts. I will not be so gullible in the future. I am half-way through. May take a couple of months to finish up, but I enjoy savoring this one.

As there are 15 years of research that went into this, was not surprised at how much information was provided about George Washington's life - what surprised me was how detailed and well-referenced that information is...

i never really doubted whether Washington was a Christian or a Deist. Lillaback definately has done his research and proves over and over that Washington was for sure a Christian. very well researched. deep and theological at points at times

not quite what i was suspecting and I am thankful to have completed it.

Since the opening decade of the 20th century a concerted effort has been made by historians to distort and rewrite history to make a case that Geo. Washington was not a Christian. They consider him a Deist. This book goes to great length to show that he was raised Christian and relied on Christian teachings, values throughout his life. He required there be Chaplains present with his army throughout the Revolution. The concepts presented in this book are supported by The first presidents own words and writings. Reading this book proves beyond any doubt that this founding father was a Christians. It's over 1,100 pages but 727 are actual text with the rest being the Appendices & documentation. This book gives more insight one of the most essential men in American History.

There's a fine balance between lots of detail and too much detail. This book crosses the line into too much detail. Lots of great information which really solidifies that Washington was not a deist, but the book goes into details about his life that are not necessary to make the case. The book could probably have been half as long while still making all of the essential points. Overall, however, if a person questions whether Washington was a Christian, this book gives a well-documented "yes."

As a high school history teacher, I considered this an excellent work. It brought the characters to life and I recommend it to anyone interested in the history of the U.S. and the personalities that gave birth to our country.

How can we understand our Present, if we don't know our Past? Mr. Lillback captured just that and more - he captured the essence of a great man during perilous times. We must continue to draw from this source of strength: Faith.

An extremely long book for my taste when he could have accomplished the same thing is a few 100 less pages. No complaints though regarding his research and arguments of why George Washington was a Christian. A lot of helpful information can be found in these pages, but sorting through it all may be a little more difficult.

I had no idea the efforts that have been made to prove that George Washington was a deist, but this book completely refuted it! Since I went into this book already believing he was a Christian it was a bit tedious. I prefer biographies that are more narrative & this was a lot of dry facts that made it harder for me to get through. I appreciate the subject, the author & recommend this to anyone who wants to go in depth into George Washington's Christianity.