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- catalog abstract ""Grandson of Jonathan Edwards, president of Yale College, writer, teacher, theologian, Timothy Dwight was a major figure in the Second Great Awakening of American Protestantism. He was dubbed by an admirer "the most conspicuous man in New England," but biographers have struggled to comprehend his life. Though a voluminous writer, Dwight left relatively few personal records and his life has been seen, rather as the near-blind Dwight himself saw the world, only dimly, a figure of "lights and shades."" "For John R. Fitzmier, the key to imagining Dwight's life as a whole is to be found in Dwight's religious system, "godly federalism," which unified a seemingly disparate set of views and activities. As background to understanding Dwight and his role in Revolutionary and early national America, Fitzmier begins with a biographical study, based wherever possible on manuscript sources and the observations of contemporaries, as well as on textual evidence drawn from Dwight's writings. In the next three chapters, he treats Dwight as preacher, theologian, and historian. Finally, Fitzmier shows how Dwight's three professional activities became constituents of a larger role - that of moralist. Understanding the ways in which his moralism shaped his vision leads to a fuller appreciation of the "godly federalism" that Dwight created and promulgated from the moral high ground of the Yale presidency."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10886332.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""Grandson of Jonathan Edwards, president of Yale College, writer, teacher, theologian, Timothy Dwight was a major figure in the Second Great Awakening of American Protestantism. He was dubbed by an admirer "the most conspicuous man in New England," but biographers have struggled to comprehend his life. Though a voluminous writer, Dwight left relatively few personal records and his life has been seen, rather as the near-blind Dwight himself saw the world, only dimly, a figure of "lights and shades."" "For John R. Fitzmier, the key to imagining Dwight's life as a whole is to be found in Dwight's religious system, "godly federalism," which unified a seemingly disparate set of views and activities. As background to understanding Dwight and his role in Revolutionary and early national America, Fitzmier begins with a biographical study, based wherever possible on manuscript sources and the observations of contemporaries, as well as on textual evidence drawn from Dwight's writings. In the next three chapters, he treats Dwight as preacher, theologian, and historian. Finally, Fitzmier shows how Dwight's three professional activities became constituents of a larger role - that of moralist. Understanding the ways in which his moralism shaped his vision leads to a fuller appreciation of the "godly federalism" that Dwight created and promulgated from the moral high ground of the Yale presidency."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-256) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: A problem of lights and shades -- The light of Yale -- The herald of reconciliation -- A distinguished divine -- An American Clio -- New England's moral legislator -- Afterword.".
- catalog extent "x, 261 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0253334330 (cl : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "Religion in North America".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Bloomington : Indiana University Press,".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "285.8/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "BX7260.D84 F57 1998".
- catalog subject "Congregational churches United States Clergy Biography.".
- catalog subject "Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.".
- catalog subject "Theologians United States Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: A problem of lights and shades -- The light of Yale -- The herald of reconciliation -- A distinguished divine -- An American Clio -- New England's moral legislator -- Afterword.".
- catalog title "New England's moral legislator : Timothy Dwight, 1752-1817 / John R. Fitzmier.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".