The Inescapability of Identity Politics
Right-leaning Christians are not free to reward a social group by taking fundamental God-given rights away from another group.
Good Rulers are Fathers to Their People
An Election Sermon Preached in New England, 1748 Introduction Daniel Lewes (1685-1753) was born in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay in […]
What We’ve Been Reading
Spring Book Recommendations from the Editors Ben Dunson, Contributing Editor Edmund Burke’s (1729–97) most famous writing was his trenchant analysis […]
Magistracy: An Institution of Christ Upon the Throne
A 1744 Election Sermon Introduction We know little about James Allin (1692-1747) (also spelled “Allen”)—a common name on both sides […]
The Health and Happiness of the Body Politic
Preached at Coventry, April 1781. Introduction Most of what we publish at American Reformer resources is election sermons. Today was […]
God Ruling the Nations for the Most Glorious End
A sermon, in presence of His Excellency, and both houses of Assembly. Hartford, May 13th, 1784 Introduction Relatively little is […]
But What If We Win?
Commentary on John Davenport Consternation from certain wings of Evangelicalism over Christian nationalism consistently ignores threshold questions for essential any […]
A Discourse About Civil Government
In a Plantation Whose Design is Religion Introduction In the introduction of yesterday’s resources installment, it was mentioned that John […]
Ordained by Heaven
Commentary on Joseph Lyman’s 1787 election sermon Ben Dunson has an excellent column out today combatting misconceptions in the resurgent […]
An Election Sermon
Preached before His Excellency James Bowdoin, Esq. Introduction Joseph Lyman was born in 1749 at New London, Connecticut; he died […]
