“Did America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth.” While the Declaration of Independence declares that such foundational rights as the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are self-evident, many scholars argue these “self-evident” truths are not as evident today as they once were. Behind these truths, these scholars argue, lies a biblical worldview, especially the ideas of a single, rational Creator and the inherent dignity of humans as bearers of the imago Dei, the “image of God.”

In this lecture, Dr. Mark David Hall will examine the claims that America’s founders were not influenced by biblical ideals when creating the nation’s constitutional order.

Hosted by the Museum of the Bible.