Title: Hellfire nation
First published: 2003
Description: "The American Constitution firmly separates church and state. Yet religion lies at the heart of American polities. How did America become a nation with the soul of a church? In Hellfire Nation, James Morone recasts American history as a moral epic. From the colonial era to the present day, Americans embraced a Providential mission, tangled with devils, and aspired to save the world.".

"Moral fervor ignited our fiercest social conflicts - but it also moved dreamers to remake the nation in the name of social justice. Moral crusades inspired abolition, woman suffrage, and civil rights, even as they led Americans to hand witches, enslave Africans, and ban liquor. Today moral arguments influence everything from abortion to impeachment, from education to foreign policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Politics and government, Religion and politics, Social conditions, Moral conditions, History, United states, politics and government, United states, moral conditions, United states, social conditions, New York Times reviewed
Places: United States
LC classification: E183 .M873 2003