Early American advocates of freedom did not believe in religious liberty in spite of their Christianity, but explicitly because of their individual faith in Chr

From one of the leading historians of Christianity comes this sweeping reassessment of religious freedom, from the church fathers to John Locke In the ancient w

Religious freedom is so often presented as a timeless American ideal and an inalienable right, appearing fully formed at the founding of the United States. That

We are often told that religion is divisive and ought to be kept away from politics, and that religious liberty means a strict separation of church and state. B

Throughout American history, legal battles concerning the First Amendment’s protection of religious liberty have been among the most contentious issue of the