Sara Georgini, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., earned her doctorate in history from Boston University. She is series editor for The Papers of John Adams, part of the Adams Papers editorial project based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.

Its sweep through generations allows readers to feel the change of centuries in the intimate ruminations of thoughtful people. It offers a clear narrative that students can learn much from, particularly when they compare the voices of the Adamses with those of the many Americans who disputed their vantage point on U.S. Christianity.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Providence of John and Abigail AdamsChapter 2: John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams at PrayerChapter 3: Charles Francis Adams on PilgrimageChapter 4: The Cosmopolitan Christianity of Henry Adams Chapter 5: Higher than a City upon a Hill NotesIndex

Sara Georgini, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., earned her doctorate in history from Boston University. She is series editor for The Papers of John Adams, part of the Adams Papers editorial project based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.

Its sweep through generations allows readers to feel the change of centuries in the intimate ruminations of thoughtful people. It offers a clear narrative that students can learn much from, particularly when they compare the voices of the Adamses with those of the many Americans who disputed their vantage point on U.S. Christianity.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Providence of John and Abigail AdamsChapter 2: John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams at PrayerChapter 3: Charles Francis Adams on PilgrimageChapter 4: The Cosmopolitan Christianity of Henry Adams Chapter 5: Higher than a City upon a Hill NotesIndex

Sara Georgini, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., earned her doctorate in history from Boston University. She is series editor for The Papers of John Adams, part of the Adams Papers editorial project based at the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston.

Its sweep through generations allows readers to feel the change of centuries in the intimate ruminations of thoughtful people. It offers a clear narrative that students can learn much from, particularly when they compare the voices of the Adamses with those of the many Americans who disputed their vantage point on U.S. Christianity.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Providence of John and Abigail AdamsChapter 2: John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams at PrayerChapter 3: Charles Francis Adams on PilgrimageChapter 4: The Cosmopolitan Christianity of Henry Adams Chapter 5: Higher than a City upon a Hill NotesIndex