Political sermons of the American founding era, 1730-1805 / edited by Ellis Sandoz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Sandoz, Ellis, 1931-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and politics--United States--Sermons.

Christianity and politics.

Sermons, American.

United States--Politics and government--Sermons.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1783 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, Ind. : Liberty Fund, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The early political culture of the American republic was deeply influenced by the religious consciousness of the New England preachers. Indeed, it was often through the political sermon--the "pulpit of the American Revolution"--that the political rhetoric of the period was formed, refined, and transmitted. And yet the centrality of religious concerns in the lives of eighteenth-century Americans is largely neglected. This has created a blind spot regarding the fundamental acts of the American founding.Political sermons such as the fifty-five collected in this volume are unique to America, both in kind and in significance. This volume thus fills an important need if the American founding period is to be adequately understood.Ellis Sandoz is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Eric Voegelin Institute at Louisiana State University.

Contents:

""Ellis Sandoz, Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, Two Volumes ""; ""Volume 1""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. vii ""; ""Foreword, p. xi ""; ""Acknowledgments, p. xxiii ""; ""Editor's Note to the 1998 Edition, p. xxv ""; ""Editor's Note, p. xxvii ""; ""Bibliographic Note, p. xxxiii ""; ""Chronology 1688-1773, p. 3 ""; ""1. Government the Pillar of the Earth [1730], p. 7 ""; ""2. Nineveh's Repentance and Deliverance [1740], p. 25 ""; ""3. The Essential Rights and Liberties of Protestants [1744], p. 51 ""

""4. Britain's Mercies, and Britain's Duties [1746], p. 119 """"5. Civil Magistrates Must be Just, Ruling in the Fear of God [1747], p. 137 ""; ""6. The Mediatorial Kingdom and Glories of Jesus Christ, p. 179 ""; ""7. The Presence of God with His People [1760], p. 207 ""; ""8. The Snare Broken [1766], p. 231 ""; ""9. An Humble Enquiry [1769] , p. 265 ""; ""10. An Oration Upon the Beauties of Liberty [1773], p. 301 ""; ""11. An Appeal to the Public for Religious Liberty [1773], p. 327 ""; ""Chronology, 1774-1781, p. 369 ""; ""12. Scriptural Instructions to Civil Rulers [1774], p. 373 ""

""13. A Calm Address to our American Colonies [1775], p. 409 """"14. A Constitutional Answer to Wesley's Calm Address [1775] , p. 421 ""; ""15. America's Appeal to the Impartial World [1775], p. 439 ""; ""16. The Church's Flight into the Wilderness: An Address on the Times [1776], p. 493 ""; ""17. The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Men [1776], p. 529 ""; ""18. The Bible and the World [1776], p. 559 ""; ""19. God Arising and Pleading his People's Cause [1777], p. 581 ""; ""20. Divine Judgments Upon Tyrants [1778], p. 607 ""

""21. A Sermon on the Day of the Commencement of the Constitution [1780], p. 627 """"22. A Sermon Preached at Lexington on the 19th of April [1781], p. 657 ""; ""Chronology, 1782-1788, p. 683 ""; ""23. A Dialogue Between th eDevil, and George III, Tyrant of Britain [1782], p. 687 ""; ""24. Defensive Arms Vindicated [1783] , p. 711 ""; ""25. A Sermon Preached on a Day of Thanksgiving [1784] , p. 771 ""; ""26. A Sermon on Occasion of the Commencement of the New-Hampshire Constitution [1784], p. 789 ""; ""27. A Sermon Preached Before a Convention of the Episcopal Church [1784], p. 815 ""

""28. The Dangers of our National Prosperity and the Way to Avoid Them [1785] , p. 835 ""; ""29. A Sermon on a Day Appointed for Publick Thanksgiving [1787], p. 865 ""; ""30. The Dignity of Man [1787], p. 883 ""; ""31. The Principles of Civil Union and Happiness Considered and Recommended [1787], p. 909 ""; ""32. The Republic of the Israelites an Example to the American States [1788] , p. 941 ""; ""33. A Century Sermon on the Glorious Revolution [1788], p. 969 ""; ""Volume 2""; ""Copyright Details ""; ""Table of Contents, p. v ""; ""Chronology, 1789-1794, p. 1001 ""

""34. A Discourse on the Love of our Country [1790], p. 1005 ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-61487-859-5

OCLC:

820841894