"Pews, Prayers, and Participation: Religion and Civic Responsibility in America" offers a fresh approach to key questions about what role religion plays in fost

Presents lively, research-based essays by premier social scientists on the positive and negative roles of religious groups in American public life.

The long battle between exclusionary and inclusive versions of the American story Was America founded as a Christian nation or a secular democracy? Neither, arg

Based on two new studies, "American Grace" examines the impact of religion on American life and explores how that impact has changed in the last half-century.

"Quite ambitious, tracing religion in the United States from European colonization up to the 21st century.... The writing is strong throughout."--Publishers Wee