Why Americans Are Turning Back to Prayer Right Now |TWT Opinion

Elizabeth Carlyle joins God, Country and the American Story to discuss her new book,  "Americans Who Pray: Uniting a Nation in Faith and Freedom". She explains how George Washington’s prayer at Valley Forge inspired the project, why more than 80 Americans contributed prayers, and how faith shaped America from the founding to today. At a time of chaos, division, and uncertainty, could prayer be the starting point for national renewal?

00:00 Why Elizabeth Carlyle Wrote Americans Who Pray
01:21 Why This Message Matters Right Now
02:43 How She Chose the Voices in the Book
03:46 The Americans Who Joined the Project
05:02 How Prayer Shaped America’s Presidents
07:41 What Today’s Leaders Can Learn From Early America
09:15 Why America 250 Is a Moment to Reflect
10:34 The Biggest Misconception About Faith in America

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