num_pages: 592
description: This extraordinary retelling of American political history shows that—despite the clear separation of church and state—religion lies at the heart of American politics.“This is American history the way I like it, prodigiously researched and vivaciously told. Mr. Morone has a knack for peeling off veneers, for locating the surprising fact, for adopting the unexpected and illuminating slant. He is a rarity, a scholar who is never boring.”—Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Soul of a New Machine“Hellfire Nation [places] much of our public life in its proper soul-searching context—and its careful anatomy of the hand-in-glove relations between the American state and the American faithful is both welcome and illuminating.”—Chris Lehmann, Washington Post Book World
language: English
title: Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History
titlecomplete: Hellfire Nation: The Politics of Sin in American History
genres: History, Religion, Sociology, American History, Americana, American, Nonfiction, Political Science, Politics
ratings_count: 220
publisher: Yale University Press