Starting Monday, PBS will air a highly anticipated 3-part documentary entitled "God in America", which will look at the role of religion in the history of religion.
God in America examines the potent and complex interaction between religion and democracy, the origins of the American concept of religious liberty, and the controversial evolution of that ideal in the nation's courts and political arena. The series considers the role religious ideas and institutions have played in social reform movements from abolition to civil rights, examining the impact of religious faith on conflicts from the American Revolution to the Cold War, and how guarantees of religious freedom created a competitive American religious marketplace.
Meanwhile, in an interesting look at a new book – America's Four Gods – USAToday's Cathy Lynn Grossman asks experts how certain key figures in our country's history viewed God, and how that attitude may have shaped their views on the struggles of the day.
Tune in next week and I will share my thoughts on the PBS series.
