How religious leaders have historically navigated "life beyond the pews," influencing economics, war, and social justice. Supplemental Resources
Allitt argues that this fragmentation laid the groundwork for American federalism. The necessity of different sects learning to live side-by-side (often uneasily) forced the evolution of the separation of church and state—a concept born not out of atheism, but out of a desire to protect the purity of religious sects from government interference. TTC - Prof. Patrick N Allitt - American Religious History
