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John Witherspoon and the founding of the American republic

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Main Author: Morrison, Jeffry H., 1961-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, c2005.
Subjects:
Witherspoon, John, > 1723-1794.
Witherspoon, John, > 1723-1794 > Political and social views.
United States. > Declaration of Independence > Signers > Biography.
Statesmen > United States > Biography.
Presbyterian Church > United States > Clergy > Biography.
United States > Politics and government > 1775-1783.
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Table of Contents:
  • Forgotten founder
  • "The public interest of religion" : virtue, religion, and the republic
  • "Plain common sense" : educating patriots at Princeton
  • "An animated Son of Liberty" : revolution
  • "An equal republican constitution" : confederation, union, and nationhood
  • John Witherspoon and early American political thought
  • Appendix A. Witherspoon and the debate in Congress on independence, July 1776
  • Appendix B. Dating the "Sermon delivered at a public thanksgiving after peace," 1782.

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