Based on ground-breaking research, Prof Michael Breidenbach of Ave Maria University places the Calverts and St Mary's County at the source of Religious Liberty in America. He details the physical, legal, and religious journey of Maryland Catholics and how they emphasized their church’s own traditions—rather than Enlightenment liberalism—to secure religious liberty which enabled their assimilation into American life. His research encourages us to revise our sense of who the American founders were.
A video recording of Prof Breidenbach's lecture about his book can be found on our Videos page.