Mar- tin E. Martv. in The Journal of Relieion Tolerance (Oct. 1979),university of Chicago press,
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If Americans take their religion seriously, how can they tolerate rival faiths? Tocqueville had a simple answer in the 19th century: American religious beliefs were either shallow or irrational.
Marty, a historian at the University of Chicago Divinity School, dis- agrees. In part, he says, tolerance stemmed from a tactical judgment made early American religious...