 | The First Prejudice: Religious Tolerance and Intolerance in Early America Subjects: United States -- Church history -- 17th century; United States -- Church history -- 18th century; United States -- Religion -- To 1800; Religious tolerance -- United States; Leading religious historians connect changes in law and rhetoric to daily cooperation and conflict in early America. These essays examine such topics as Native American spiritual life, the biblical sources of tolerance and intolerance, contemporary philosophies of religious liberty, and the resilience of African American faiths. Chris Beneke is Associate Professor of History and Director of the Valente Center for Arts and Sciences at Bentley University and author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism. Christopher S. Grenda is Associate Professor of History at Bronx Community College of the City University of New York. |
