Instructive 'History of American Revolution'
A thorough study of the Amer-
ican Revolution, based on deep re-
search, has just been issued by
Knopf:
"A History of the American Rev-
olution" by Prof. John R. Alden,
emerges as one of the most signifi-
cant works of research on the
subject.
Dr. Alden, a native of Michigan,
who studied at the U. of M. and
had a U-M professorship among
the academic roles he has played
in recent years, touches upon the
basic political aspects as well as
the economic, the military and the
social.
Prof. Alden points out in the
course of his analyses that "the
Jews supplied devout Loyalists
as well as devoted Patriots."
Touching upon the question of
religious freedom, Dr. Alden states
that in the period between 1776 and
1787 "liberal-minded men continued
to fear that religious tyranny would
be revived by arrogant bishops, in-
tolerant clergymen and ignorant
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tion of a national church. They de-
manded that it be altered so as to
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presenting to Congress for that pur-
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in the 20th Century, construed by
the Federal Supreme Court to apply
to the several states as well as the
United States. Even so, all the ties
between government and religion
in America were not, and are not,
cut. Christian sects and Christians
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tions, including most Baptists—con-
tinue to ask for special favor from
political officialdom. They express
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James Madison and John Adams,
but they do not possess the gen-
erous spirit and wisdom those men
manifested toward religion. They
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Founding Fathers to interfere with
their own religious and moral
credos."
Dealing with the question of
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of the Revolutionary generation
were devoted to religious as well
as political liberty. Christian by
inheritance and rearing, they de-
clined in maturity to believe that
the whole truth about man, about
the universe, was to be found in
revelations vouchsafed to certain
persons among the Hebrews
more than 17 centuries before
their own time. Nor could they
concede the validity of elaborate
and ingenious interpretations of
the personality and mission of
Christ offered by ancient Greek
logicians, by St. Augustine, by
Thomas Aquinas, by the papacy,
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vin, or by Anglican Archbishop
William Laud. Much less could
they accept a claim by any cler-
gyman that he or his church pro-
vided the one and only avenue to
personal salvation. In their old
age Jefferson and John Adams
exchanged opinions in a fascinat-
ing series of letters. Jefferson de-
clared that he detested the Ro-
man Church. Why, asked Adams,
should the Virginian confine his
loathing to that one church? All
religious hierarchies, asserted
Adams, were as vicious as orders
of nobility."
Students of the history of that
period as well as of the Constitu-
tion will find immense value in the
research and conclusions of Dr.
Alden. "Sanctioning the Constitu-
tion," he declares, "the Americans
confirmed the far-reaching reforms
of the Revolution and opened the
way for many more wholesome
changes to come."
Alden's "A History of the Amer-
ican Revolution" is one of the great
works on a subject that is limitless
and is made more understandable
by the author of this significant
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