One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History - Softcover

Praise for ONE NATION, UNDER GODS
"Subversive and much-needed...[a] tour de force. A thorough reimagining of our nation's religions.... Engagingly written, with a historian's eye for detail and a novelist's sense of character and timing, this history from another perspective reexamines familiar tales and introduces fascinating counternarratives." ""Publishers Weekly "(starred review)""

""One Nation, Under Gods" is one of those too-rare works of innovative history that also manage to be works of literary art. Its series of interlocking stories, rich in color and depth, combine to offer a new picture of America, both past and present." "Adam Goodheart, author of "1861"""

"Brilliant." "Ed Simon, "Tikkun"""

"One Nation, Under Gods is a tour de force, definitely in the must-read category.... Dissecting 500 years of history, [Manseau] presents scholarly research as compelling storytelling that presents a controversial view: the notion that the United States was founded as a Christian nation is a myth." "Najwa Margaret Saad, "The Arab Weekly"""

"Beautifully written account of our interfaith country." "Eboo Patel, "Sojouners"""

"Wonderfully engaging..." "Religion News Service""

Praise for ONE NATION, UNDER GODS
"Subversive and much-needed...[a] tour de force. A thorough reimagining of our nation's religions.... Engagingly written, with a historian's eye for detail and a novelist's sense of character and timing, this history from another perspective reexamines familiar tales and introduces fascinating counternarratives." Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

"The United States is arguably the most religiously diverse nation in the world. Peter Manseau shows how this has always been the case. One Nation, Under Gods is a refreshing, compelling, and surprising reexamination of our nation's history that puts lie to the oft-quoted idea that America was founded as 'a Christian nation.'" Reza Aslan, author of No god but God and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth"

"Accessible and insightful prose... A richer, more complex, and compelling viewpoint that is reminiscent of Howard Zinn's People's History of the United States... This significant and timely work is important for those who wish to understand the complete and diverse landscape of religious history in America--but even more valuable for those who don't." Erin Entrada Kelly, Library Journal (starred review)"

"What the author endeavors to do here--and does so with deep-running stories told with verve and dash--is to square that narrative with a religious syncretism that provides a more colorful, distinct, eccentric, not to mention truthful, historical record.... An eye-opener. After reading Manseau, readers will see the influences he writes about not only dot, but shape, the landscape." Kirkus"