The American Enlightenment, 1750-1820This concise literary history of the American Enlightenment captures the varied and conflicting voices of religious and political conviction in the decades when the new nation was formed. Robert Ferguson's trenchant interpretation yields new understanding of this pivotal period for American culture. |
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... nature has given us the claim [ of indepen- dence ] , and the God of nature appears to be helping us to assert and maintain it . " But where exactly is God in these presentations ? Metaphorically , a " Father of Lights " is somehow less ...
... nature has given us the claim [ of indepen- dence ] , and the God of nature appears to be helping us to assert and maintain it . " But where exactly is God in these presentations ? Metaphorically , a " Father of Lights " is somehow less ...
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... Nature , " or " they are no longer in a state of nature . " The choice is theirs , but by resorting to English rights at all , " these lords of themselves , these kings of Me . these demigods of independence , sink down to colonists ...
... Nature , " or " they are no longer in a state of nature . " The choice is theirs , but by resorting to English rights at all , " these lords of themselves , these kings of Me . these demigods of independence , sink down to colonists ...
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... nature of the mob in the major literature of the Revolution ? Loyalists , often the recipients of the mob's attentions , do describe their distress in private writings , but revolu- tionary leaders generally withhold comment in their ...
... nature of the mob in the major literature of the Revolution ? Loyalists , often the recipients of the mob's attentions , do describe their distress in private writings , but revolu- tionary leaders generally withhold comment in their ...
Contents
What Is Enlightenment? Some American Answers | 22 |
Religious Voices | 44 |
Writing the Revolution | 80 |
Copyright | |
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