134 Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

Earlyrepublic, History, Benfranklin, Society & Culture, Warforindependence, Earlyamericanrepublic, Earlyamericanhistory, Education, Colonialamerica, Americanrevolution, Ushistory, Benjaminfranklin

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🗓️ 16 May 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In Colonial America, clergymen stood as thought leaders in their local communities. They stood at the head of their congregations and many community members looked to them for knowledge and insight about the world around them.

So what happened to these trusted, educated men during the American Revolution? How did they choose their political allegiances? And what work did they undertake to aid or hinder the revolutionary cause?

Spencer McBride, an editor at the Joseph Smith Papers documentary editing project, joins us to explore some of the ways politics and religion intersected during the American Revolution with details from his book, Pulpit and Nation: Clergymen and the Politics of Revolutionary America.

Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/134

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0:00.0	Support for Ben Franklin's world comes from the
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0:06.8	vast early America and publishers of the William and Mary Quarterly,
0:10.4	the leading Journal of Early American history since 1943.
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0:22.8	Com slash W MQ.
0:27.6	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World.
0:29.6	Podcast about Early American History
0:31.8	with Liz Kovart.
0:33.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are and how we can affect the better future.
0:38.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and
0:44.0	shaped our present day world. And now here's your host, Liz Koval.
0:48.6	Hello and welcome to episode 134 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:54.0	The podcast dedicated to helping you,
0:56.2	learn more about how the people and events
0:58.1	of our early American past have shaped the present day world
1:01.0	we live in.
1:02.1	Clergymen were important members of colonial American society.
1:05.0	They stood as leaders of local churches,
1:07.0	and they often held high status within many communities
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