American Heretics: Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order

A penetrating account of the religious critics of American liberalism, pluralism, and democracy—from the Revolution until today

“A chilling consideration of persistent mutations of American thought still threatening our pluralist democracy.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

The conversation about the proper role of religion in American public life often revolves around what kind of polity the Founders of the United States envisioned. Advocates of a “Christian America” claim that the Framers ...