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Christian History Magazine—Issue 50: Christianity & the American Revolution is unavailable, but you can change that!

Colonists left England for freedom of religion—now they fought England for freedom on all other counts. Yet, sandwiched between the First and Second Great Awakenings, the American Revolution was still unavoidably religious. Preachers championed “the Cause” from their pulpits, patriots claimed the blessing of God’s providence, and the founding fathers led the charge toward a free nation founded...

Jesus vs. The Watchmaker Which ideas energized the American Revolution: those of evangelical Christianity or enlightened deism? Also: 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. The Christian History Interview—A Revolution in Religion, Too The Revolutionary War