Law and Providence in Joseph Bellamy's New England - The Origins of the New Divinity in Revolutionary America (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Religion in America
Release date:	September 1994
First published:	October 1994
Authors:	Mark Valeri (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies)
Dimensions:	241 x 163 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
Edition:	Annotated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-508601-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN:	0-19-508601-5
Barcode:	9780195086010

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