 | Jacob Green’s Revolution: Radical Religion and Reform in a Revolutionary Age Subjects: Green Jacob 1722–1790; Presbyterian Church -- New Jersey -- Morris County -- Clergy -- Biography; New Jersey -- History -- Revolution 1775–1783 -- Biography; Morris County (N.J.) -- Biography; New Jersey -- History -- Revolution 1775–1783 -- Religious; Part biography and part microhistory, Jacob Green's Revolution focuses on two key figures in New Jersey's revolutionary drama--Jacob Green, a radical Presbyterian minister who advocated revolution, and Thomas Bradbury Chandler, a conservative Anglican minister from Elizabeth Town who was a leading loyalist spokesman in America. Both men were towering intellects who were shaped by Puritan culture and the Enlightenment, and both became acclaimed writers and leading figures in New Jersey--Green for the rebelling colonists, Chandler for the king. Through their stories, this book examines the ways in which religion influenced reform during a pivotal time in American history. Rohrer S. Scott : S. Scott Rohrer is an independent scholar. |
