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Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic (Paperback)
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Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic (Paperback)
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One of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of
the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence
and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. As a
Representative and Senator in the new republic, he had a hand in
determining the proper scope of the national government's power as
well as drafting the Bill of Rights. In Roger Sherman and the
Creation of the American Republic, Mark David Hall explores
Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many
contributions to America's founding. A close examination of
Sherman's religious beliefs provides insight into how those beliefs
informed his political actions. Hall shows that Sherman, like many
founders, was influenced by Calvinist political thought, a
tradition that played a role in the founding generation's
opposition to Great Britain, and led them to develop political
institutions designed to prevent corruption, promote virtue, and
protect rights. Contrary to oft-repeated assertions that the
founders advocated a strictly secular policy, Hall argues
persuasively that most founders believed Christianity should play
an important role in the new American republic.
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