The Pulpit of Freedom: How Colonial Churches Ignited the American Revolution
When we look back at the birth of America, our minds naturally drift to the secular monuments of history: the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, the fiery speeches in Virginia's House of Burgesses, or the tactical brilliance of George Washington on the battlefield. But if you were to ask the generation of 1776 where the fire of liberty was truly lit, they wouldn’t point you to a government building. They would point you to the wooden pews of their local churches. Long before the first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord, the American Revolution was reasoned, preached, and sustained from the colonial pulpit. From a conservative Christian perspective, the founding of America wasn't an act of lawless rebellion; it was a deeply theological movement rooted in a biblical understanding of covenant, liberty, and human dignity. 1. The Great Awakening: Spiritual Freedom Preceded Political Freedom To understand the Revolution of 1776, we have to look back to...