About the Author

David Hein is Professor of Religion and Philosophy at Hood College. He is the author of Geoffrey Fisher: Archbishop of Canterbury, 1945-1961 (Pickwick Publications), coauthor of The Episcopalians, and coauthor with Hans J. Morgenthau of Essays on Lincoln's Faith and Politics.

Reviews

""This book offers a window into this period for both the political and the religious historian.... In a thorough introduction Hein sets the scene for the correspondence.... A welcome addition to the literature of the field."" Robert Bruce Mullin, Anglican and Episcopal History ""The problems of the Episcopal Church, a pioneering educational venture, and a substantial Maryland family caught up in the throes and ambivalences of the Civil War are vividly portrayed through the letters, which are skillfully used to bring out the personalities, concerns, and deeply held religious convictions of the persons involved. I commend the editor and his book."" Richard Porter Thomsen, Maryland Historical Magazine ""David Hein has unearthed and edited a series of letters [which] give a brief, tantalizing glimpse of a student, a college, and a country on the brink of catastrophe. This book is as moving as it is informative."" Ronald Reed, Vitae Scholasticae