In In Search of Christian America, historians Mark A. Noll, Nathan O. Hatch, and George M. Marsden address the recent onset of the desire to return to the " Christian heritage" of the American nation; a call to revisit the solid and venerated foundations of the colonial period (15). This premise frames the authors' two-part thesis: first, that America has never been a Christian nation and, second, that the very concept of a Christian nation, after the time of Christ, can be harmful to Christian action and effectiveness within society (17). This statement, and the evidence surrounding it, proves that Christians place great value on foundational elements. Considering the reason for this assumption, the authors suggest many possibilities: love of a glorious myth, preaching and identification with Mosaic prophecy, “city on a hill” mentality, and/or nationalistic necessity (108-116). However, while these points remain valid, the authors do not fully develop the possibility that Protestants are in doctrinal resonance with the ideals of the founding. The authors state that many use the past as a mirror that simply reflects their own already established opinions: “through a subtle and often unconscious process we individuate. . . those threads that strengthen our point of view” (145, 148). This article will attempt to bring these two concepts together: assert that the ideals of the founding, primarily freedom, liberty, and individualism, are reflected in Protestant doctrine itself, providing an echo with which American Christians can identify, allowing one to feel reverence towards the founding and the urgency of guiding the search for Christian America. Towards the end of the text the authors aim to explain the difficulties and the need to "open similar values ​​or familiar echoes at the center of the paper, they cannot help but maintain "a great esteem for our country and the his heritage. But . . . do not, in the words of the Psalmist (118.9), 'trust in princes' instead of 'take refuge in the Lord' (102). Bibliography Luther, Martin. "The Appeal to the German Nobility." In Documents of the Christian Church, edited by Henry Bettenson, 192-197. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. -------------------- Concerning Christian Freedom. vol. XXXVI, part 6. The Harvard Classics. New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1909–14. Bartleby.com, 2001. www.bartleby.com/36/6/. (Accessed January 21, 2012).Calvin, John. "John Calvin: Institutes of the Christian Religion". Translated by Henry Beveridge, Esq. Center for Reformed Theology and Apologetics. http://www.reformed.org/master/index.html?mainframe=/books/institutes/. (accessed January. 21, 2012).