Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Forged in Faith
Rod Gragg · 2010
70/100
👍 Worth It
Rod Gragg has done genuine primary-source work here, and the colony-by-colony structure gives the book a clarity that many popular histories lack. Readers who share the thesis — that Judeo-Christian faith shaped America's founding — will find it thorough and affirming. Those hoping for a more balanced scholarly treatment will find it one-sided, and the prose is workmanlike rather than vivid.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance72
craft62
originality60
accuracy70
hype68
age-fit80
human-eye68
Penny’s verdict70
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