Under the Cope of Heaven Heaters Author(s): Elli Housden

Author(s): Elli Housden

and how the anti-cruelty campaign of the early 1800s drew on the legacy of 1790s radicalism

or social construction

Approachable writing style uses a conversational tone for easy understanding

Under the Cope of Heaven Heaters Author(s): Elli HousdenIn this pathbreaking study, Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life and values. Looking at the middle and southern colonies as well as at Puritan New England, Bonomi finds an abundance of religious vitality through the colonial years among clergy and churchgoers of diverse religious background. The book also explores the tightening relationship between religion and