Philip F. Gura is the William S. Newman Distinguished Professor of American Literature and Culture at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of more than a dozen books, including American Transcendentalism: A History, which was a finalist for the 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award for nonfiction, as well as many other books of American cultural history.
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Liberty or Justice for All? brings to life four of America's greatest thinkers, whose dialogue across the ages has never been more relevant. Philip F. Gura begins his nimble tale with Jonathan Edwards, a fiery preacher who insisted that God would reward t... SEE MORE