Title Patriotism and piety : Federalist politics and religious struggle in the new American nation / Jonathan J. Den Hartog

Published Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction: Federalist politics and religious struggle in the new American nation -- I. Evangelicals and federalists -- John Jay and the shift from republican religion to Evangelical federalism -- Timothy Dwight and Jedidiah Morse : the politics of infidelity -- Caleb Strong and the politics of personal piety -- Advocating "public righteousness" : Elias Boudinot and the transformation of Federalist religion -- II. Alternatives to the Evangelical Party -- Unitarian politics and the splintering of the Federalist coalition -- Religion and federalism with a south Carolina accent -- III. Religion and politics after the Federalist Party -- Peter Augustus Jay : Federalist withdrawal and the turn to voluntarist morality -- William Jay : nonpolitical moral and religious reform -- Epilogue: Federalists, religion, and American politics Summary "In Patriotism and Piety, Jonathan Den Hartog argues that the question of how religion would function in American society was decided in the decades after the Constitution and First Amendment established a legal framework. Den Hartog shows that among the wide array of politicians and public figures struggling to define religion's place in the new nation, Federalists stood out--evolving religious attitudes were central to Federalism, and the encounter with Federalism strongly shaped American Christianity. Den Hartog describes the Federalist appropriations of religion as passing through three stages: a 'republican' phase of easy cooperation inherited from the experience of the American Revolution; a 'combative' phase, forged during the political battles of the 1790s-1800s, when the destiny of the republic was hotly contested; and a 'voluntarist' phase that grew in importance after 1800. Faith became more individualistic and issue-oriented as a result of the actions of religious Federalists. Religious impulses fueled party activism and informed governance, but the redirection of religious energies into voluntary societies sapped party momentum, and religious differences led to intraparty splits. These developments altered not only the Federalist Party but also the practice and perception of religion in America, as Federalist insights helped to create voluntary, national organizations in which Americans could practice their faith in interdenominational settings."--Publisher's Web site Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Federal Party (U.S.) -- History SUBJECT Federal Party (U.S.) fast Subject Christianity and politics -- United States -- History -- 18th century Patriotism -- United States -- History -- 18th century Piety -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 18th century Political culture -- United States -- History -- 18th century Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 18th century HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General. HISTORY -- United States -- Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) Christianity and politics Evangelicalism Patriotism Political culture Politics and government Religion SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1865. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140416 United States -- Religion -- To 1800. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140499 Subject United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780813936420 081393642X

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