Shows how American forms of religion and empire developed in tandem, shaping and reshaping each other over the course of American history The United States has

This book challenges the argument that the United States is a Christian nation, and that the American founding and the American Constitution can be linked to a

"This book shows how imperialism molded American religion-both the category of religion and the traditions designated as religions-and reveals the multifaceted

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

Princeton theologian Mark Taylor here looks at the influence and stance of the right-wing Christian movement in the U.S. He questions its religious authenticity