Freedom and Religion in the Nineteenth CenturyThe subject of religious liberty in the nineteenth century has been defined by a liberal narrative that has prevailed since Mill and Macaulay to Trevelyan and Commager, to name only a few philosophers and historians who wrote in English. Underlying this narrative is a noble dreamliberty for every person, guaranteed by democratic states that promote social progress though not interfering with those broadly defined areas of life, including religion,