The American Sublime: 3 Books On Faith In The U.S.

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Filed by KOSU News in Art & Life.
December 24, 2012

In light of the often tortured interweave of faith and politics in American life, we sometimes forget that our country was first settled by those seeking freedom not from religion but to practice their own versions of it: French Protestants and English Puritans. In many ways, religion is our founding fact. These books explore the vital undercurrent of faith in the expression of American life. [Copyright 2012 National Public Radio]

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