Sacred liberty : America's long and bloody struggle for religious freedom / Steven Waldman.

Includes bibliographical references.

Failed experiment -- Madison's model -- The startup boom -- The romish threat -- The religious freedom of slaves -- The divine plan -- The Mormon challenge -- Kill the Indian, Christianize the man -- The KKK, Al Smith, and the fight for the public schools -- The witnesses -- World War II and Judeo-Christians -- Enter the Supreme Court -- "Alien blood" -- Political bedfellows -- The "war" on "Christianity" -- All-American Islam -- "An enemy inside our perimeter" -- Preserving religious freedom.

Argues that religious liberty is America's greatest innovation and the protection of religious minorities and the separation of church and state are at risk today.