What was at the core of the formation of the United States of America? We remember things like the Stamp Act, or the Quartering Act. We know that the British attempted to disarm the Colonists. After the French and Indian War, we also know that the Colonists started talking directly with each other, not depending on going to England first. Yet there is something else, even larger that played an immense role in our nation's founding. The Great Awakening was a Christian revival that impacted the colonies during the 1730s and 1740s. This was the Holy Spirit driven force behind the move for Independence. A book is mentioned early in our interview and its title is: More God, Less Crime: Why Faith Matters and How It Could Matter More. The Author is Byron Johnson of Baylor. Our guest today shares the short biography of two pastors at the time that the British were invading. One pastor (John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg) saw a continuum of the Christian faith into the realm of the political. His brother, also a pastor, scolded this first pastor that he was being too "political." Until however, this second pastor in New York City, had his own church attacked by the British. It was then, that reality set in and this second pastor had a rude awakening. He too, would become involved in the godly movement of Independence and would finally play a roll in helping to pen the Bill of Rights. The Great Awakening was used of God to help establish America. Our guest is the Executive Director of Providence Forum, and also works for D. James Kennedy Ministries. He has produced or co-produced more than 70 one hour television specials that have aired nationwide. He is the author or co-author of 33 books, at least two of which have been bestsellers, George Washington�s Sacred Fire (with Dr. Peter Lillback) and What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? (with Dr. Kennedy). Participants: Dr. Jerry Newcombe, Dan Elmendorf