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Justifying revolution : the early American clergy and political resistance / Gary L. Steward.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steward, Gary L., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Government, Resistance to--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Government, Resistance to.
- Government, Resistance to--United States--History.
- United States--Church history--18th century.
- United States.
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Religious aspects--Christianity.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- Historians have debated how the clergy's support for political resistance during the American Revolution should be understood, often looking to influence outside of the clergy's tradition. Gary L. Steward explores the theological background and rich Protestant history available to the American clergy as they considered political resistance and wrestled with the best course of action for them and their congregations. He argues that rather than deviating from their inherited modes of thought, the clergy who supported resistance did so in ways that were consistent with their own theological tradition.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on August 30, 2021).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-756537-9
- 0-19-756538-7
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