Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
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)