Evangelical Origins of the Living Constitution

John Compton Shows How Evangelicals, Not New Deal Reformers, Paved The Way For The Most Important Constitutional Developments Of The Twentieth Century. Their Early-1800S Crusade To Destroy Property That Made Immorality Possible Challenged Founding-Era Legal Protections Of Slavery, Lotteries, And Liquor Sales And Opened The Door To Progressivism.