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Edwin S. Gaustad

Born

in Rowley, Iowa, The United States

November 14, 1923

Died

March 25, 2011

Genre

History, Biography

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A leading scholar of American religious history, Edwin Scott Gaustad was Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. He earned his B.A. in history from Baylor University (1947), and his M.A. (1948) and Ph.D. (1951) in History of Religions from Brown University.

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	The Religious History of America: The Heart of the American Story from Colonial Times to Today by Edwin S. Gaustad, Leigh Schmidt 3.80 avg rating — 327 ratings — published 1966 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in America by Edwin S. Gaustad, Nathan O. Hatch (Foreword) 4.27 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roger Williams 3.94 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Benjamin Franklin (Lives and Legacies Series) 3.75 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sworn on the Alter of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson 3.82 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1996 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Documentary History of Religion in America to 1877 3.87 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Documentary History of Religion in America since 1877 3.94 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: A History of Church and State in America 3.62 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2003 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Documentary History of Religion in America by Edwin S. Gaustad (Editor), Mark A. Noll (Editor), Heath W. Carter (Editor) 3.50 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1983 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faith of the Founders: Religion and the New Nation, 1776-1826 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“came to create a pure church and to conduct a holy experiment free of opposition, distraction, and error. They were not hypocrites who demanded freedom of religion then denied that same freedom to others. Freedom of”
― Edwin S. Gaustad, The Religious History of America: The Heart of the American Story from Colonial Times to Today

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