Explores the American concept of religious liberty: how it originated, its enactment into law, and its continuing consequences.

We are often told that religion is divisive and ought to be kept away from politics, and that religious liberty means a strict separation of church and state. B

A balanced and lively look at the role of religion between colonization and the 1840s.

The role of religion in the founding of America has long been a hotly debated question. Some historians have regarded the views of a few famous founders, such a

At a time when the concept of religion-based politics has taken on new and sometimes ominous tones—even within the United States—it is not only right, but a