Issue 50. Christianity & the American Revolution


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Summary
Colonists left England for freedom of religion—now they fought England for freedom on all other counts. Yet, sandwiched between the First and Second Great Awakenings, the American Revolution was still unavoidably religious. Preachers championed "the Cause" from their pulpits, patriots claimed the blessing of God's providence, and the founding fathers led the charge toward a free nation founded upon Judeo-Christian morality. This issue of Christian History & Biography investigates how central Christian faith was to these admirable and uncompromising revolutionaries.

Inside this issue you'll find:

  • Preaching the Insurrection
    Angry colonists were rallied to declare independence and take up arms because of what they heard from the pulpit.
  • Also: Fighting Words
    Peter Muhlenberg gave perhaps the most dramatic sermon of the Revolutionary era.
  • The Gallery: Christians in the Cause
    Five devout champions of liberty and revolution.
  • Holy Passion for Liberty
    In their own words, patriots describe their sense that God had ordained their cause.
  • Disciples of Reason
    What did the founding fathers really believe?
  • Battling Irreligion in the Ranks
    Chaplains had one of the toughest jobs in the Continental Army.
  • Jesus vs. The Watchmaker
    Which ideas energized the American Revolution: those of evangelical Christianity or enlightened deism?
  • Also: Curious Mix in the Continental Congress
    How Christians and deists worked together in the war effort.
  • The Price of Dissent
    Christians who argued against independence suffered for it.
  • Selfish, Ungrateful Rebels
    Many devout Christians were deeply troubled by the drive for independence.
  • The Christian History Interview:
    A Revolution in Religion, Too
    The Revolutionary War changed American Christianity, and it still sparks debate today.
    A conversation with Mark Noll
    Departments
  • Did You Know?
  • From the Editor
  • CH Timeline
  • Recommended Resources


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