John Leland: a Jeffersonian Baptist in early America
"A tireless activist for the rights of conscience, Leland also waged a decades-long war for disestablishment, advocating for full religious freedom for all. He reportedly negotiated a deal with James Madison to include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution for Baptist voter support. Leland would...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[2022]
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Smith, Eric C., 1977-, John Leland : a Jeffersonian Baptist in early America] (2023) (Haykin, Michael A. G., 1953 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Leland, John 1754-1841
/ Baptists
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America KDG Free church |
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Leland, John (1754-1841)
B Baptists Clergy Biography B Baptists (United States) History B Separate Baptists Biography B United States Religion To 1800 B Biography B Second Great Awakening B Church and state (United States) History B United States Religion 19th century B Religion and state (United States) History |
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| Summary: | "A tireless activist for the rights of conscience, Leland also waged a decades-long war for disestablishment, advocating for full religious freedom for all. He reportedly negotiated a deal with James Madison to include a Bill of Rights in the Constitution for Baptist voter support. Leland would become "mad for politics" in early America, delivering political orations, publishing tracts, and mobilizing New England's Baptists on behalf of the Jeffersonian Republicans. He crowned his political activity by famously delivering a 1,200-pound cheese to Thomas Jefferson's White House. Leland also stood among eighteenth-century Virginia's most powerful anti-slavery advocates, and convinced one wealthy planter to emancipate over 400 of his slaves. Though among the most popular Baptists in America, Leland's fierce individualism and personal eccentricity often placed him at odds with other Baptist leaders. He refused ordination, abstained from the Lord's Supper, and violently opposed the rise of Baptist denominationalism. Ultimatlely, he contributed to the radical individualization of the Baptist people in America. In the first-ever biography of Leland, Eric C. Smith recounts the story of this pivotal figure from American Religious History, whose long and eventful life provides a unique window into the remarkable transformations that swept American society from 1760 to 1840"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references |
| ISBN: | 0197606679 |