Edwin Gaustad

Edwin Gaustad
Born(1923-11-14)November 14, 1923
Rowley, Iowa
DiedMarch 25, 2011(2011-03-25) (aged 87)
Santa Fe, New Mexico
CitizenshipUnited States
EducationBaylor University (B.A., History, 1947)


Brown University (M.A., History of Religions, 1948)

Brown University (Ph.D., History of Religions, 1951)
OccupationHistorian
Known forHistory of Religion in the United States
Notable workThe Great Awakening in New England (1957), Dissent in American Religion (1973), Liberty of Conscience: Roger Williams in America (1991, 1999), Sworn on the Altar of God: A Religious Biography of Thomas Jefferson (1996), Historical Atlas of Religion in America (1962, 1976), New Historical Atlas of Religion in America (2001)
AwardsPresident of the American Society of Church History (1978)


Member of Phi Beta Kappa West Coast Speakers Panel (1986-1992)
Distinguished Alumni Award, Baylor University (1978)
Distinguished Alumni Award, Brown university (1989)
Distinguished Teaching Award, University of California, Riverside (1984)
Faculty Research Scholar University of California, Riverside (1986)
Eminent Scholar in Religion, Auburn University (1993)
Alumni Religious Liberty Award, Baylor University (2004)

Baptist History and Heritage Society Distinguished Service Award (2008)

Edwin Scott Gaustad (November 14, 1923 – March 25, 2011) was a professor of history at the University of California, Riverside.[1] He achieved fame with his study of the genealogy of religion in the United States, Historical atlas of religion in America. The 1972 edition of this work has been used in secular histories of Mainline Protestantism and the Emergent church movement (denominationalism) for decades, and his a Religious History of America was a standard text for college students.[2] A graduate of Baylor University and Brown University, Gaustad dedicated his career to sharing his expansive research on religious history. Gaustad was president of the American Society of Church History. Gaustad died March 25, 2011, in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the age of 87.[3]

  1. ^ "Edwin S. Gaustad" (PDF). Baylor Bio. Baylor University. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. ^ Hankins, Barry (Summer 2011). "In Memory of Edwin Scott Gaustad". Journal of Church and State. 53 (3): 347–348. doi:10.1093/jcs/csr064 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ "National Council of Churches News". ncccusa.org. 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2011.