The Hidden Balance: Religion and the Social Theories of Charles Chauncy and Jonathan Mayhew

by John Corrigan

Book Overview

Boston Congregationalist ministers Charles Chauncy and Jonathan Mayhew were among the most influential social and religious thinkers in Boston in the mid-eighteenth century. This study argues, against the interpretations of some previous historians, that Chauncy and Mayhew produced a complex but coherent body of ideas, and that these ideas were organized closely and self-consciously around the principle of balance. Writings on society and government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521026717
• ISBN13: 9780521026710
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"