James Madison: The Father of Religious Liberty (PB)

James Madison: The Father of Religious Liberty traces the life of the 'Father of the Constitution' through the lens of faith, showing how his commitment to the God-given right of conscience shaped America's founding documents. Constitutional scholar Rodney K. Smith follows Madison from his Virginia roots and education under Witherspoon through the drafting and ratification of the Constitution and Bill of Rights. Written for a general audience and grounded in primary sources, this warm, devotional history reminds readers that religious freedom remains a sacred and fragile inheritance worth protecting.

• The untold faith story behind the 'Father of the Constitution' and the First Amendment
• Endorsed by U.S. Senator Mike Lee and a Pembroke College (Oxford) historian
• Reframes the founding as a series of 'grand coincidences'—providential miracles
• A timely defense of religious liberty for an age that questions whether it still matters

“Conscience is the most sacred of all property; other property depending in part on positive law, the exercise of that being a natural and unalienable right.”

Perfect for a faith-oriented American reader interested in the religious roots of the Constitution and the history of religious liberty, comfortable with dense primary-source history.