John Witherspoon's American Revolution: Enlightenment and Religion from the Crea

Description: John Witherspoon's American Revolution by Gideon Mailer Examines the connection between patriot discourse and long-standing debates - already central to the 1707 Act of Union - about the relationship among piety, moral philosophy, and political unionism. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1768, John Witherspoon, Presbyterian leader of the evangelical Popular party faction in the Scottish Kirk, became the College of New Jerseys sixth president. At Princeton, he mentored constitutional architect James Madison; as a New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress, he was the only clergyman to sign the Declaration of Independence. Although Witherspoon is often thought to be the chief conduit of moral sense philosophy in America, Mailers comprehensive analysis of this founding fathers writings demonstrates the resilience of his evangelical beliefs. Witherspoons Presbyterian evangelicalism competed with, combined with, and even superseded the civic influence of Scottish Enlightenment thought in the British Atlantic world.John Witherspoons American Revolution examines the connection between patriot discourse and long-standing debates--already central to the 1707 Act of Union-about the relationship among piety, moral philosophy, and political unionism. In Witherspoons mind, Americans became different from other British subjects because more of them had been awakened to the sin they shared with all people. Paradoxically, acute consciousness of their moral depravity legitimized their move to independence by making it a concerted moral action urged by the Holy Spirit. Mailers exploration of Witherspoons thought and influence suggests that, for the founders in his circle, civic virtue rested on personal religious awakening. Author Biography Gideon Mailer is associate professor of history at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. Review This thoroughly researched work is best suited for scholars of Enlightenment history and the American Revolution."" - Library Journal""Thoroughly researched. . . . [A] detailed investigation. Recommended."" - Choice""Readers interested in placing one of the Garden States favorite sons in a transatlantic world of ideas will not find a better book about the only minister to sigh the Declaration of Independence."" - New Jersey Studies""Mailer does more than urge scholars to look at Witherspoon anew; he makes a compelling case for them to use Witherspoons experience as a lens through which to more accurately gauge the interplay of religious conflict and Enlightenment philosophy in the founding of the United States."" - American Historical Review""A landmark in Scottish-American historiography."" - Eighteenth-Century Scotland Review Quote Thoroughly researched. . . . [A] detailed investigation. Recommended.-- Choice Details ISBN146965220X Author Gideon Mailer Pages 440 Publisher The University of North Carolina Press Series Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press Year 2019 ISBN-10 146965220X ISBN-13 9781469652207 Format Paperback Imprint The University of North Carolina Press Subtitle Enlightenment and Religion from the Creation of Britain to the Founding of the United States Place of Publication Chapel Hill Country of Publication United States DEWEY B Illustrations 25 halftones Language English Audience General/Trade Publication Date 2019-02-01 AU Release Date 2019-02-01 NZ Release Date 2019-02-01 US Release Date 2019-02-01 UK Release Date 2019-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:120015537;

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