This book takes a new look at one of the most contentious periods in American history. The battles over schools that surrounded the famous Scopes "monkey" trial

For the past twenty-five years, 'ultra-fundamentalist' Christians have put increasing pressure on American public education to conform exclusively with their ow

Adam Laats offers a provocative and definitive new history of conservative evangelical colleges and universities, institutions that have played a decisive role

Explores the decline in religious influence in American universities, discussing why this transformation has occurred.

Many American's today are taking note of the surprisingly strong political force that is the religious right. Controversial decisions by the government are met