Faithful Republic is a collection of original essays that explores the relationship between religion and politics in the United States since the early twentieth century. Rather than focusing on the traditional question of the separation between church and state, this volume touches on many aspects of American political history.

Andrew Preston teaches history at Cambridge University, where he is a Fellow of Clare College. His most recent books include America in the World: A History in Documents from the War with Spain to the War on Terror and Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy. Bruce J. Schulman is William E. Huntington Professor of History at Boston University. He is the author of The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Politics, and Society. Julian E. Zelizer is Malcolm Stevenson Forbes, Class of 1941 Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton University and a Fellow at New America. He is a contributor for CNN.com and author of several books, most recently The Fierce Urgency of Now: Lyndon Johnson, Congress, and the Battle for the Great Society.