As our nation approaches another birthday, more than ever it may be helpful to review some of the key idea-sources for the American Revolution. Rather than the oft-suggested idea basins being located purely in secular Lockeanism or primarily in materialistic greed, the heartbeat of American independence may actually pulsate more from a theology of dependence—dependence on the Sovereign God who rules by Providence. For this year’s birthday party, perhaps some honesty can be recaptured in this brief exploration of the spe-cific religious seeds that had been blossoming for decades in the American colonies.
As our nation approaches another birthday, more than ever it may be helpful to review some of the key idea-sources for the American Revolution. Rather than the oft-suggested idea basins being located purely in secular Lockeanism or primarily in materialistic greed, the heartbeat of American independence may actually pulsate more from a theology of dependence—dependence on the Sovereign God who rules by Providence. For this year’s birthday party, perhaps some honesty can be recaptured in this brief exploration of the spe-cific religious seeds that had been blossoming for decades in the American colonies.