tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post6147178080048636832..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: The Junto: "How Do We Find Religion in the American Revolution?"Brad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-13823421151283629312016-06-11T21:43:15.297-06:002016-06-11T21:43:15.297-06:00If you went by American newspapers today, you'...If you went by American newspapers today, you'd barely know Christianity exists. ;-)<br /><br />Newspapers weren't everything. Printed sermons were very influential during this period.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.davekopel.com/Religion/Jonathan-Mayhew.htm" rel="nofollow">The Catechism of the Revolution</a><br /><br /><i>In sum, to resist a just government was “rebellion” against God. To resist tyranny was “self-defense,” which was required by God, because tyranny was not real government. This was a premise for revolution.<br /><br />In eighteenth-century America, notable sermons were often printed and sold all over the colonies, and overseas. The publication of [Jonathan] Mayhew's January 30 sermon added to his already significant international prestige. As [John] Adams recalled, Mayhew “had raised a great reputation both in Europe and America, by the publication of a volume of seven sermons in the reign of King George the Second, 1749, and by many other writings, particularly a sermon in 1750, on the 30th of January.”</i>Tom Van Dykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121072404143877596noreply@blogger.com