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[E]xamines over 200 years of American history in its quest to prove the idea of religious tolerance, along with the separation of church and state, is "perhaps the most brilliant American success." Meacham's... insights into the religious leanings of Jefferson, Franklin, Adams and Co. present a new way of considering the government they created.... [A] remarkable grasp of the intricacies and achievements of a nascent nation.
Publishers Weekly
Meacham here holds that, despite the strong religious differences of the Founding Fathers, religion...shaped the Constitution and the nation without strangling it. This is quite an argument to make given the...Quakers were at odds with Anglicans, and New Englanders engaged in witch trials while building a "City of God." Others massacred Indians.... [Yet] it was recognized that... God provided could and would serve as a uniting factor. Meacham provides a balanced account. —George Westerlund, formerly with Providence P.L., Palmyra, VA
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