Jacob Green’s Revolution
Radical Religion and Reform in a Revolutionary Age
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 18th Century, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Biography & Memoir, Religious
| Author: | S. Scott Rohrer | ISBN: | 9780271066097 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press | Publication: | October 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | S. Scott Rohrer |
| ISBN: | 9780271066097 |
| Publisher: | Penn State University Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penn State University Press |
| Language: | English |
Part biography and part microhistory, Jacob Green’s Revolution focuses on two key figures in New Jersey’s revolutionary drama—Jacob Green, a radical Presbyterian minister who advocated revolution, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler, a conservative Anglican minister from Elizabeth Town who was a leading loyalist spokesman in America. Both men were towering intellects who were shaped by Puritan culture and the Enlightenment, and both became acclaimed writers and leading figures in New Jersey—Green for the rebelling colonists, Chandler for the king. Through their stories, this book examines the ways in which religion influenced reform during a pivotal time in American history.
Part biography and part microhistory, Jacob Green’s Revolution focuses on two key figures in New Jersey’s revolutionary drama—Jacob Green, a radical Presbyterian minister who advocated revolution, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler, a conservative Anglican minister from Elizabeth Town who was a leading loyalist spokesman in America. Both men were towering intellects who were shaped by Puritan culture and the Enlightenment, and both became acclaimed writers and leading figures in New Jersey—Green for the rebelling colonists, Chandler for the king. Through their stories, this book examines the ways in which religion influenced reform during a pivotal time in American history.
