Quote of the day
It has been said that idleness is the parent of mischief, which is very true; but mischief itself is merely an attempt to escape from the dreary vacuum of idleness.
Edwin Gaustad

Born: November 14, 1923
Died: March 25, 2011 (aged 87)
Bio: Edwin Scott Gaustad was a Professor of History at the University of California, Riverside. He achieved fame with his study of the genealogy of religion in the United States, Historical atlas of religion in America.
Known for:
- The Religious History of America (1966)
- Historical Atlas of Religion in America (1962)
- Faith of the Founders (1987)
- Roger Williams: Lives and Legacies (2005)
- Dissent in American Religion (1973)