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On this episode of Our American Stories, Benjamin Franklin was a printer, an inventor, a politician, and an all-around Renaissance man—but did he believe in God? Dr. D.G. Hart, author of Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant, alongside Dr. Thomas Kidd, courtesy of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, tells the story of this remarkably complicated man—and why he may have also invented the most common form of religiosity in the Western world today.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Benjamin Franklin was a printer, an inventor, a politician, and an all-around Renaissance man&mdash;but did he believe in God? Dr. D.G. Hart, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBenjamin-Franklin-Cultural-Protestant-Spiritual%2Fdp%2F0198788991&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C85fbaf34c0c34432eae808dd72c6706c%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638792918794495299%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DD43%2B%2Br4a60YxeBQ7IgBOyz7Fagol44Pev4QCkNONW8%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">Benjamin Franklin: Cultural Protestant</a>, alongside Dr. Thomas Kidd, courtesy of the Centennial Institute at Colorado Christian University, tells the story of this remarkably complicated man&mdash;and why he may have also invented the most common form of religiosity in the Western world today.
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Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Was Ben Franklin an Atheist, a Deist, or a Christian? The Story of Franklin's Faith

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