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American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present by Philip S. Gorski
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“Second, some common interpretations of our shared past are badly in need of correction. Secular liberals who claim that the United States was built on Enlightenment foundations are just as mistaken as religious nationalists who believe that the American founders were “orthodox Christians.” Revolutionary worldviews were actually a rich mixture of Jewish, Christian, liberal, and republican ideas and values. Third,”
Philip S Gorski, American Covenant: A History of Civil Religion from the Puritans to the Present