Steven Waldman (1)

In his book Founding Faith: Providence, Politics, and the Birth of Religious Freedom in America Waldman seeks to debunk popular myths about the founding fathers and their beliefs. Waldman is the co-founder of Beliefnet.com, a Web site devoted to spirituality and faith issues.

Well-reasoned, and researched. Every media pundit should be required to read this book. I can only pray for (but, alas, not truly hope for), what the author states towards the end: that people on both "sides" of the culture wars will stop seeing the other as Evil, and instead realize that each as an element of truth, but also is mistaken in some respects.

Really well-researched look into the Constitutional origins of separation of church and state that goes much further back, looking at the evolution of the thinking of each of the Founding Fathers' attitudes towards issue.

Best book on the subject that I have read. Thorough research, opinions are clearly identified. Well balanced.