Neither King Nor Prelate: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826

by Edwin S. Gaustad

This book portrays the religious life of the nation from the time of the Revolution to the deaths of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, considering especially the developing relationship between church... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802807011
• ISBN13: 9780802807014
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Analysis of Historical Figures!

I read this book for a class called Religion and American Culture. It has very insightful chapters analyzing the religious opinions of important founders of our country, including George Washington, Ben Franklin, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams. Gaustad illustrates his argument masterfully with quotes from contemporary sources and delves deepy and satisfyingly into the minds of the founding fathers. Although he would find his assessment of the decline in religious fervor to be enthusiastically contested by religious scholars today, his book brings to life the time between the ratification of the Constitution and the Civil War as a time of moral confusion and controversy. Makes you see the time period in a whole new (far more exciting) way.