Books to Read
PLAIN, HONEST MEN - THE MAKING OF THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION
By Richard Beeman
From distinguished historian Richard Beeman comes
a dramatic and engrossing account of the men who
met in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787 to
design a radically new form of government. Plain,
Honest Men takes readers behind the scenes and
beyond the debate to show how the world’s most
enduring constitution was forged through conflict,
compromise, and, eventually, a fragile consensus.
THE CREATION OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC 1776-1787
By Gordon S. Wood
This classic work explains the evolution of American
Political thought from the Declaration of Independence
to the ratification of the Constitution. In so doing, it
greatly illuminates the origins of the present American
political system.
THE BIBLICAL PRICIPLES OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
By John Eidsmoe
Now over 220 years old, the U.S. Constitution of 1787
is still the highest law in the land, and has outlived the
constitutions of all other countries. Its longevity rests in
the enduring principles upon which it was founded. The
American Founding Fathers understood that biblical law
provides for the most suitable form of civil government
any country can muster. The Founders forged into the
America's legal documents and civil institutions biblical
principles that have stood the test of time even to this day.
