Father of Liberty: Jonathan Mayhew and the Principles of the American Revolution (American Political Thought)
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (995 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071K98XGM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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By the 1760s, he probably reached further than any preacher of his day. His ideas shaped the thinking of future leaders of the American Revolution such as John Adams, James Otis, Robert Treat Paine, Josiah Quincy, Paul Revere, and many others. As Professor Mullins demonstrates with skill and flair, Mayhew obliged the revolutionary generation to consider rather than confront the inconvenient truths of their times: that religious faith and political cause were inextricably matters of individual liberty. Mullins show how Mayhew, in attempting to recapture an elusive and virtuous past, propelled New Englanders into uncharted political and religious territory.”Christopher Beneke, author of Beyond Toleration: The Religious Origins of American Pluralism “The panegyrics of
As such, even as the book restores a key figure to his place in American intellectual and political history, it illuminates the meaning of the Revolution as a political and constitutional conflict informed by the religious and political ideas of the British Enlightenment.. Though many commentators from John Adams on down have acknowledged his importance as a popularizer of Whig political principles, Father of Liberty is the first extended, in-depth examination of Mayhew’s political writings, as well as the cultural process by which he engaged with the public and disseminated those principles.
J. Patrick Mullins is assistant professor of history at Marquette University.