"[A]n extraordinarily powerful argument, cogently and effectively argued. No recent student of the New England clergy has treated them with the respect and even-handedness of Sassis's analysis; it is, in fact, the first to take the clergy of the early republic seriously on its own terms."--H-net
"The particular strength of his book lies in its generous consideration of previous as well as current scholarship and in its balanced attempt to offer correctives."--American Historical Review
"In this fine monograph, Jonathan D. Sassi provides a missing link between the Congregationalist clergy who urged New Englanders to stand up to British Tyranny and those who inspired them to call for an end to slavery....Sassi makes a strong case for what might be called the renaissance of the New
England mind."--Journal of the Early Republic, v.22, no.3 (Fall 2002)
"An important contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the New England Congregational clergy in the era of the early replublic...Whereas previous scholarship has focused on a single state or region in a state, Jonathan Sassi expands the boundaries of inquiry to include southern New England and
thus offers the most comprehensive and satisfying assessment of the Congregational clergy's public vision to date."--William and Mary Quarterly
"[T]he overall thrust of A Republic of Righteousness is convincing, and the argument is amply documented in many pages of endnotes, which display a masterly knowledge of the relevant historical literature. Sassi also writes in a clear and engaging manner. In the final analysis, Sassi makes a strong
case for what might be called therenaissance of the New England mind."--journal of the Early Republic
"[A]n extraordinarily powerful argument, cogently and effectively argued. No recent student of the New England clergy has treated them with the respect and even-handedness of Sassis's analysis; it is, in fact, the first to take the clergy of the early republic seriously on its own terms."--H-net
"The particular strength of his book lies in its generous consideration of previous as well as current scholarship and in its balanced attempt to offer correctives."--American Historical Review
"In this fine monograph, Jonathan D. Sassi provides a missing link between the Congregationalist clergy who urged New Englanders to stand up to British Tyranny and those who inspired them to call for an end to slavery....Sassi makes a strong case for what might be called the renaissance of the New
England mind."--Journal of the Early Republic, v.22, no.3 (Fall 2002)
"An important contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the New England Congregational clergy in the era of the early replublic...Whereas previous scholarship has focused on a single state or region in a state, Jonathan Sassi expands the boundaries of inquiry to include southern New England and
thus offers the most comprehensive and satisfying assessment of the Congregational clergy's public vision to date."--William and Mary Quarterly
"[T]he overall thrust of A Republic of Righteousness is convincing, and the argument is amply documented in many pages of endnotes, which display a masterly knowledge of the relevant historical literature. Sassi also writes in a clear and engaging manner. In the final analysis, Sassi makes a strong
case for what might be called therenaissance of the New England mind."--journal of the Early Republic
"[A]n extraordinarily powerful argument, cogently and effectively argued. No recent student of the New England clergy has treated them with the respect and even-handedness of Sassis's analysis; it is, in fact, the first to take the clergy of the early republic seriously on its own terms."--H-net
"The particular strength of his book lies in its generous consideration of previous as well as current scholarship and in its balanced attempt to offer correctives."--American Historical Review
"In this fine monograph, Jonathan D. Sassi provides a missing link between the Congregationalist clergy who urged New Englanders to stand up to British Tyranny and those who inspired them to call for an end to slavery....Sassi makes a strong case for what might be called the renaissance of the New
England mind."--Journal of the Early Republic, v.22, no.3 (Fall 2002)
"An important contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the New England Congregational clergy in the era of the early replublic...Whereas previous scholarship has focused on a single state or region in a state, Jonathan Sassi expands the boundaries of inquiry to include southern New England and
thus offers the most comprehensive and satisfying assessment of the Congregational clergy's public vision to date."--William and Mary Quarterly
"[T]he overall thrust of A Republic of Righteousness is convincing, and the argument is amply documented in many pages of endnotes, which display a masterly knowledge of the relevant historical literature. Sassi also writes in a clear and engaging manner. In the final analysis, Sassi makes a strong
case for what might be called the renaissance of the New England mind."--journal of theEarly Republic
"ÝA¨n extraordinarily powerful argument, cogently and effectively argued. No recent student of the New England clergy has treated them with the respect and even-handedness of Sassis's analysis; it is, in fact, the first to take the clergy of the early republic seriously on its own terms."--H-net
"The particular strength of his book lies in its generous consideration of previous as well as current scholarship and in its balanced attempt to offer correctives."--American Historical Review
"In this fine monograph, Jonathan D. Sassi provides a missing link between the Congregationalist clergy who urged New Englanders to stand up to British Tyranny and those who inspired them to call for an end to slavery....Sassi makes a strong case for what might be called the renaissance of the New
England mind."--Journal of the Early Republic, v.22, no.3 (Fall 2002)
"An important contribution to the ongoing reassessment of the New England Congregational clergy in the era of the early replublic...Whereas previous scholarship has focused on a single state or region in a state, Jonathan Sassi expands the boundaries of inquiry to include southern New England and
thus offers the most comprehensive and satisfying assessment of the Congregational clergy's public vision to date."--William and Mary Quarterly
"ÝT¨he overall thrust of A Republic of Righteousness is convincing, and the argument is amply documented in many pages of endnotes, which display a masterly knowledge of the relevant historical literature. Sassi also writes in a clear and engaging manner. In the final analysis, Sassi makes a strong
case for what might be called the renaissance of the New England mind."--journal of theEarly Republic
