Law and Providence in Joseph Bellamy's New England : The Origins of the New Divinity in Revolutionary America PDF
by Mark Valeri
Part of the Religion in America series
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This study of religious thought and social life in early America focuses on the career of Joseph Bellamy (1719-1790), a Connecticut Calvinist minister noted chiefly for his role in originating the New Divinity--the influential theological movement that evolved from the writings of Bellamy's teacher, Jonathan Edwards.
Tracing Bellamy's contributions as a preacher, noted controversialist, and church leader from the Great Awakening to the American Revolution, Mark Valeri explores why the New Divinity was so immensely popular.
Set in social contexts such as the emergent market economy, the war against France, and the politics of rebellion, Valeri shows, Bellamy's story reveals much about the relationship between religion and public issues in colonial New England.
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- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:13/10/1994
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Download - Immediately Available
- Format:PDF
- Publisher:Oxford University Press
- Publication Date:13/10/1994
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- ISBN:9780195358841