Description: Balanced without being bland, lucid in the telling, Thomas Kidd s chronicle corrects the excesses both of those who overstate the degree to which America was founded as a Christian nation and of those who seek to minimize the formative role of religion in the new nation s character. "Christianity Today""
Review Quotes: Washington Times
"Thought-provoking, meticulously researched ... a salutary reminder of the role religious belief played in the founding of our country ... all the more valuable because that story clearly is in danger of being expunged from the historical record."
"[An] eloquently argued study.... [Kidd] demonstrates effectively the variety of faiths among Americans of the revolutionary era." Christianity Today
"Balanced without being bland, lucid in the telling, Thomas Kidd's chronicle corrects the excesses both of those who overstate the degree to which America was founded as a 'Christian nation' and of those who seek to minimize the formative role of religion in the new nation's character." The Oklahoman
"Full of information about the religion situation of the colonial, revolutionary and early periods of America.... Highly recommended."