Free One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America by Kevin M. Kruse Page B

Steve Selwood, Ben and Caddie Kopke, David and Christina Krol, Shirley Paddock, John Pijanowski, Steve Raizes, Pranay and Erin Reddy, Greg and Megan Robinson, Liz and Kayvan Sadeghi, Nathan and Chris Seay,David and Sara Schivell, Kurt and Kat Schliemann, Colleen Schwartz, Jon and Oriyan Schwartz, Sheraz and Sarah Shere, Dan and Maria Smith, Pete Smith, Tim and Christina Sobon, David and Wilma Solomon, and Sandro and Jen Vitaglione.
    As always, my incredible family managed to keep me going throughout this project. My in-laws, Lorne and Marg Hamilton, have always made me feel like a son instead of a son-in-law, while Marlo, Chris, and Mason Gaddis have welcomed me warmly into their family as well. My sisters, Amy and Lisa, and my brother, Eric, have always been there to lift my spirits when I needed it and to put me in my place when I needed that. Their spouses, Jim Hubbuch, Eric Link, and Shala Kruse, have given me a great deal of encouragement, while Emily Hubbuch, Megan Hubbuch, Kelsie Hubbuch, Caitlin Carter, Reece Kruse, and Bailey Kruse have given me nothing but joy. My mother, Mary Jean Kruse, has been my greatest cheerleader and source of support for as long as I can remember. Sadly, my father, Mike Kruse, passed away in 2012. I have missed him every day since.
    I owe my greatest debt to my wife and my best friend, Lindsay. I am constantly amazed at everything she does, and does so well. Accomplished in her own career, she is every bit a committed partner and a devoted mother. She has tolerated my absence when the writing was going well and, worse, my presence when it was not. Most of all, she has given me the two greatest gifts I will ever receive: our daughter, Maggie, and our son, Sam. I began researching this project just before Maggie was born, and then started writing soon before Sam completed our family. This book has been in the background their entire lives; it seems the least I can do is not just dedicate it to them but dedicate myself to them for the rest of my life too. I love the three of you more than words can say.