Religion and American intellectual history, 1945-1985 : reflections on an uneasy relationship -- The rough road to Virgin land -- The prophet and the establishment -- Harriet Beecher Stowe's Oldtown folks : an introduction -- Jonathan Edwards and America -- The Constitution and the enlightened consensus -- The Jeffersonian moment -- After the Enlightenment : a prospectus
Summary
Bringing together essays by a leading intellectual and religious historian, The Divided Heart is a collection of recent reflections, sometimes with a considerable autobiographical element, by Henry F. May on the conflict between Protestantism and the Enlightenment that runs throughout the history of American culture. Summarizing May's opinions on recent historiographical arguments, the introduction to The Divided Heart tells of his own development as a historian, major influences upon his thinking, and how his practicing assumptions grew. Covering religion, there are essays on early American h
Analysis
Philosophy Related to Religion
United States
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-213) and index
