{"product_id":"roger-sherman-and-the-creation-of-the-american-republic-9780190218706","title":"Roger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Mark David Hall\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Christianity - History - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of leading figures of his day, Roger Sherman was a member of the five-man committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and an influential delegate at the Constitutional Convention. As a Representative and Senator in the new republic, he had a hand in determining the proper scope of the national government's power as well as drafting the Bill of Rights. In \u003cem\u003eRoger Sherman and the Creation of the American Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, Mark David Hall explores Sherman's political theory and shows how it informed his many contributions to America's founding. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA close examination of Sherman's religious beliefs provides insight into how those beliefs informed his political actions. Hall shows that Sherman, like many founders, was influenced by Calvinist political thought, a tradition that played a role in the founding generation's opposition to Great Britain, and led them to develop political institutions designed to prevent corruption, promote virtue, and protect rights. Contrary to oft-repeated assertions that the founders advocated a strictly secular policy, Hall argues persuasively that most founders believed Christianity should play an important role in the new American republic.","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47813361172631,"sku":"9780190218706","price":3678.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190218706.webp?v=1778335423","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/roger-sherman-and-the-creation-of-the-american-republic-9780190218706","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}