Promised Lands: The Torah and the American Founding

Some say the American Founders pursued a radical separation of religion and state—but has the Bible’s influence been overlooked? Many of America’s greatest thinkers have looked to the Torah to find the roots of our freedom. The Founders cited the Bible more than almost any other text. The story of Israel has left an indelible mark on American culture, institutions, and politics. Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, Robert P. George, Justin Dyer, and Michael Doran—two Catholics, a rabbi, and a Presbyterian—discuss how and why this is so.