Book · 2024 · Religion
American Heretics
Religious Adversaries of Liberal Order
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There's a wonderful new book about this by Jerome Kapolski called American Heretics about how the founders had to actually face down some attempts by Christians who were very unhappy that the country wasn't named as Christian.
Jonathan Rauch · Honestly with Bari Weiss · Apr 2025 Why people recommend it
American Heretics by Jerome E. Copulsky is a historical examination of the early American republic focusing on the religious debates and controversies surrounding the constitutional framing of the nation. On Honestly with Bari Weiss on April 22, 2025, Jonathan Rauch discussed the new book during a conversation with Bari Weiss about the intersection of religion and American public life. Rauch highlighted that the volume explores how the nation's founders had to actively confront and push back against various Christian factions who were deeply unhappy that the new Constitution and government did not officially declare the country to be a Christian nation. The guest used the publication to illustrate the historical friction between early secular governance and religious majoritarianism, demonstrating that the separation of church and state was hard-won against considerable domestic resistance. By drawing on Copulsky's research, Rauch provided listeners with a nuanced look at the religious pluralism that characterized the founding era of the United States.
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Jonathan Rauch There's a wonderful new book about this by Jerome Kapolski called American Heretics about how the founders… 1
“There's a wonderful new book about this by Jerome Kapolski called American Heretics about how the founders had to actually face down some attempts by Christians who were very unhappy that the country wasn't named as Christian”
