Description: Significantly, the book shows why special attention to American liberal religiosity remains critical to a clear understanding of the scientific spirit in American culture.
Brief description: Stephen P. Weldon is an associate professor of the history of science at the University of Oklahoma. He is the editor of the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science.
Review Quotes: This book is an important read. Weldon carefully describes the development of humanism--key characters, publications, and organizations, as well as the philosophical struggles . . . To gain a fuller understanding of 'the scientific spirit' that imbues the humanist movement, it is well worth it to read Stephen Weldon's book.
--The Humanist Magazine