The Hidden Balance

Religion and the Social Theories of Charles Chauncy and Jonathan Mayhew

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Hardcover | 9 November 1987

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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 are treated alongside theological works, rather than apart from them, and each man's corpus is placed against the background of English ideas as well as within the context of intellectual and social life in Boston. Chauncy and Mayhew were the leading architects of the mid-eighteenth century New England transition from Puritanism to religious rationalism. They were also instrumental in formulating and popularizing the political and social criticisms that led to the American Revolution. The Hidden Balance illustrates the connections between their religious leadership and their political leadership, and in so doing clarifies our understanding of why Chauncy and Mayhew exercised such a profound influence upon their contemporaries.

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Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The hidden whole
Religion: a balance of public and private, reason and the affections
Government: liberty balanced with deference
Society: a balance of statis and movement
Conclusion: the hidden balance
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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The Hidden Balance

Religion and the Social Theories of Charles Chauncy and Jonathan Mayhew

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