Political Sermons of the American Founding Era, 1730-1805: Volumes 1 & 2 - 2nd Edition - Softcover

Ellis Sandoz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865971811 ISBN 13: 9780865971813

Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc. (US), 1998

Synopsis

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.

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Synopsis:

The early political culture of the American republic was so deeply influenced by the religious consciousness of the New England preachers that it was often through the political sermon that the political rhetoric of the period was formed, refined and transmitted. Political sermons such as the fifty-five collected in this work are unique to America, in both kind and significance, because they address the centrality of religious concerns in the lives of eighteenth-century Americans.

About this edition

• Publisher: Liberty Fund Inc. (US)
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0865971811
• ISBN 13: 9780865971813
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1734