Published on February 10, 2020  

 and his recent book, Disestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833, is already receiving strong reviews. Jonathan co-edited the book, a collection of 21 essays, with Carl Esbeck, Professor Emeritus of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law.  According to John R. Vile of The Free Speech Center, “Esbeck and Den Hartog have conceived and charted, and multiple contributors have delivered, a finely executed volume on individual church-state relations in the nation’s first 50 years and beyond.  It is likely to become the standard work on the subject and a provocative source for further research and reflection.”  

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