Jennifer Graber Livres

Exploring the intersection of Christianity and politics, the book delves into evangelical Protestants' influence on the American penitentiary system between the 1790s and 1850s. It highlights their efforts to integrate religious beliefs into prison discipline practices and philosophies, revealing how faith shaped the evolution of incarceration during this pivotal period in American history.

During the nineteenth century, Anglo-Americans inflicted cultural and economic devastation on Native people. The fight over Indian Country sparked spiritual crises for both Natives and Settlers. In the end, the experience of intercultural encounter and conflict over land produced religious transformations on both sides.