The Glass Monolith is the powerful memoir of Jon K. Evans, a man who spent much of his life struggling to understand why he felt different-until he was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in adulthood.Through vivid storytelling and unflinching honesty, Evans takes readers on a journey through the challenges of growing up misunderstood, navigating college and career obstacles, and facing isolation in a world that often seemed impenetrable. His metaphor of the "gl...

Three hundred and fifty years ago, Roger Williams launched one of the world’s first great experiments in religious toleration. Insisting that religion be separated from civil power, he founded Rhode Island, a colony that welcomed people of many faiths. Though stark forms of intolerance persisted, Williams’ commitments to faith and liberty of conscience came to define the nation and its conception of itself. Through crisp essays that show how Americans demolished old prejudices while invent...