John Leland: a Jeffersonian Baptist in early America
John Leland, the colorful Baptist itinerant, was one of the most important and fascinating religious figures in early America. He is best remembered for delivering a 1,200-pound "Mammoth Cheese" to Thomas Jefferson's White House, and for negotiating the inclusion of a Bill of Rights i...
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Oxford University Press USA- OSO
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Smith, Eric C., 1977-, John Leland : a Jeffersonian Baptist in early America] (2023) (Haykin, Michael A. G., 1953 -)
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| Summary: | John Leland, the colorful Baptist itinerant, was one of the most important and fascinating religious figures in early America. He is best remembered for delivering a 1,200-pound "Mammoth Cheese" to Thomas Jefferson's White House, and for negotiating the inclusion of a Bill of Rights in the Constitution with James Madison. But Leland was also a tireless revivalist and a dogged advocate of religious freedom for all, an anti-slavery spokesman and unofficial Democratic Party whip, a defender of popular Calvinism and promoter of extreme religious individualism among Baptists. Eric C. Smith explores these and other major themes in this first-ever biography of John Leland, whose story provides a unique window into the remarkable transformations that swept American society from 1760 to 1840. Cover -- John Leland -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: "The Cheesemonger" -- 1. "High-Flying, Separate New Light": The Forging of an Individualist -- 2. "Young and Roving": Itinerating in Virginia -- 3. "Religion Is a Matter between God and Individuals": The Rights of Conscience -- 4. "A Bow Too Great for My Stiff Neck": Resisting the Baptist Church -- 5. "I Dare Not Pull Up Stakes": The Persistence of Populist Calvinism -- 6. "A Very Prince among Democrats": Baptist Preacher, Party Whip -- 7. "Consistent with the Principles of Good Policy": A Long Journey with Slavery -- 8. "In the Tub of Diogenes": Evangelical Contrarian -- 9. "Awakened in a New World": Baptist Rip Van Winkle -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 0197606687 |