Christian History

Issue 50

Christianity & the American Revolution

Originally published in 1996

Christian History magazine was published by Christianity Today from 1982 to 2008.

Articles in this Issue

Christianity and the American Revolution: Did You Know?

Little-known or remarkable facts about Christianity and the American Revolution

Letters to the Editor

Reactions to Everyday Faith in the Middle Ages

Preaching the Insurrection

Angry colonists were rallied to declare independence and take up arms because of what they heard from the pulpit.

Fighting Words

Peter Muhlenberg gave perhaps the most dramatic sermon of the Revolutionary era.

Holy Passion for Liberty

In their own words, patriots describe their sense that God had ordained their cause.

Disciples of Reason

What did the founding fathers really believe?

Battling Irreligion in the Ranks

Chaplains had one of the toughest jobs in the Continental Army.

Jesus vs. the Watchmaker

Which ideas energized the American Revolution: those of evangelical Christianity or enlightened deism?

Curious Mix in the Continental Congress

How Christians and deists worked together in the war effort.

The Price of Dissent

Christians who argued against independence suffered for it.

Selfish, Ungrateful Rebels

Many devout Christians were deeply troubled by the drive for independence.

A Revolution in Religion, Too

The Revolutionary War changed American Christianity, and it still sparks debate today.

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