[Rezension von: Steward, Gary L., Justifying Revolution: The American Clergy’s Argument for Political Resistance, 1750–1776]
The role of colonial American clergy in furthering the cause and course of the American Revolution, especially in the deeply religious culture of New England, has been a matter of scholarly discussion and dispute since the nineteenth century. Because the place of Christianity in the founding of the...
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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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A journal of church and state
Year: 2023, Volume: 65, Issue: 2, Pages: 285-287 |
Review of: | Justifying revolution (New York : Oxford University Press, 2021) (Oakes, John S.)
Justifying revolution (Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2021) (Oakes, John S.) |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Politics
/ Resistance
/ Justification
/ Clergy
/ USA
/ History 1750-1776
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IxTheo Classification: | KBQ North America SA Church law; state-church law |
Further subjects: | B
Book review
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Summary: | The role of colonial American clergy in furthering the cause and course of the American Revolution, especially in the deeply religious culture of New England, has been a matter of scholarly discussion and dispute since the nineteenth century. Because the place of Christianity in the founding of the American republic has been central to the debate over whether the United States was established as a so-called “Christian nation,” an academic question has also become a significant political controversy ... |
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ISSN: | 2040-4867 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: A journal of church and state
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jcs/csad013 |