Under the Cope of Heaven Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America

by Bonomi, Patricia U.

• ISBN13: 9780195162189
• ISBN10: 0195162188
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-07-10
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In this pathbreaking study, Patricia Bonomi argues that religion was as instrumental as either politics or the economy in shaping early American life and values. Looking at the middle and southern colonies as well as at Puritan New England, Bonomi finds an abundance of religious vitalitythrough the colonial years among clergy and churchgoers of diverse religious background. The book also explores the tightening relationship between religion and politics and illuminates the vital role religion played in the American Revolution. A perennial backlist title first published in 1986,this updated edition includes a new preface on research in the field on African Americans, Indians, women, the Great Awakening, and Atlantic history and how these impact her interpretations.

Author Biography

Patricia U. Bonomi is Professor of History emeritus, New York University.

Table of Contents

The Religious Prospect	p. 3
The New Heavens and the New Earth	p. 13
The Clergyman	p. 39
The Churchgoers	p. 87
"The Hosannas of the Multitude": The Great Awakening in America	p. 131
The Political Awakening	p. 161
Religion and the American Revolution	p. 187
The Formation of American Religious Culture	p. 217
Notes	p. 223
Index	p. 281
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