God Isn’t in the U. S. Constitution. Does That Matter?

Review: ‘The Godless Constitution and the Providential Republic’ by Steven D. Smith… “While Smith grants that Christianity often provided the form and content of this providentialism, he argues that American providentialism was and is not dependent on Christianity. Borrowing from the work of philosopher Genevieve Lloyd, Smith contends that ‘providentialism is not the same thing as Christianity, and it is not even the same thing as religion’ (53).” - TGC