Faith of the Founders

Edwin S. Gaustad is emeritus Professor of History, University of California, Riverside. He is a noted church historian and the author of over a dozen books.Randall Balmer is John Phillips Professor in Religion and Chair of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. He is the author or editor of more than a dozen books.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgement1. An Introduction2. The Colonies and Their Churches3. The Libertarians: Jefferson and Madison4. The Icons: Franklin and Washington5. The Philosophes: Adams and Jefferson6. The Churches and the People7. EpilogueAppendix A. Major Documents Pertinent to Religion, 1785-1789Appendix B. Selected State Declarations of Rights and Constitutions with Respect to Religion, 1776-1799NotesBibliographical NoteIndex

"As clear and serene a guide to the mixture of religious and political events at the time of the nation's founding as we are likely to get." --Martin Marty, Catholic Historical Review