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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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Oxford University Press
[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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| Series/Journal: | Oxford scholarship online
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Leland, John 1754-1841
/ Baptists
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| Further subjects: | B
Baptists Biography
Clergy
B Baptists History (United States) B Leland, John (1754-1841) B Separate Baptists Biography B United States Religion To 1800 B Biography B Second Great Awakening B Church and state History (United States) B United States Religion 19th century |
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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 biography of John Leland, whose story provides a unique window into the remarkable transformations that swept American society from 1760 to 1840. |
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| Item Description: | Also issued in print: 2022. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on June 13, 2022) |
| ISBN: | 0197606709 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780197606674.001.0001 |