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

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

Longlisted for the National Book Award. Where did the ideas come from that became the cornerstone of American democracy? America’s founders intended to libera

Even before the founders were dead and buried, the American public had developed an extraordinary curiosity about their faith commitments (or lack thereof) and

One of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate