The Indispensable Virtues of the Indispensable Man:  A Moral Biography of George Washington

Long known as the Pater Patria, the patriotism and personal virtue of George Washington have long been admired by a grateful nation. In this lecture, Prud’homme will delve more deeply into the specific traits of character which made George Washington the Indispensable Man of the American Revolutionary cause and the founding of the American republic, paying special attention to Washington’s early Christian formation, military leadership at an early age, consistent civic engagement, and innovative entrepreneurism.

Joseph Prud’homme is the Burton Family Chair in Religion, Politics, and Culture, and the director of the Institute for Religion, Politics,and Culture at Washington College in Chestertown, MD. 

This talk is a part of our Founding Freedoms Lecture Series, that seeks to help Capitol Hill Staff think more deeply about the freedoms bequeathed to this nation – and the religious tenets that undergird them.