John Witherspoon And The Founding Of The American Republic
Editorial Reviews
The Weekly Standard, November 28, 2005
"[A] fine intellectual biography of the man-and the first extended study of Witherspoon's political thought ever written. . . ."
Book Description
Jeffry H. Morrison offers readers the first comprehensive look at the political thought and career of John Witherspoon-a Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of America's most influential and overlooked founding fathers. Witherspoon was an active member of the Continental Congress and was the only clergyman both to sign the Declaration of Independence and to ratify the federal Constitution. During his tenure as president of the College of New Jersey at Princeton, Witherspoon became a mentor to James Madison and influenced many leaders and thinkers of the founding period. He was uniquely positioned at the crossroads of politics, religion, and education during the crucial first decades of the new republic.
Morrison locates Witherspoon in the context of early American political thought and charts the various influences on his thinking. This impressive work of scholarship offers a broad treatment of Witherspoon's constitutionalism, including his contributions to the mediating institutions of religion and education, and to political institutions from the colonial through the early federal periods. This book will be appreciated by anyone with an interest in American political history and thought and in the relation of religion to American politics.
John Witherspoon And The Founding Of The American Republic
John Witherspoon And The Founding Of The American Republic,Jeffrey H. Morrison,University of Notre Dame Press,0268034850,1723-1794,Biography,Clergy,Declaration of Independence,Historical - U.S.,History & Theory - General,Political History,Political Science,Political and social views,Politics - Current Events,Politics / Current Events,Politics/International Relations,Presbyterian Church,Signers,Statesmen,United States,United States - 18th Century,United States.,Witherspoon, John,,American history: c 1800 to c 1900,Biography: historical,USA
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