The Folly of Revolution
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The Folly of Revolution

Thomas Bradbury Chandler and the Loyalist Mind in a Democratic Age

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The Folly of Revolution

Thomas Bradbury Chandler and the Loyalist Mind in a Democratic Age

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In this penetrating biography of Thomas Bradbury Chandler, S. Scott Rohrer takes readers deep into the intellectual world of a leading loyalist who defended monarchy, rejected rebellion and democracy, and opposed the American Revolution.

Talented, hardworking, and erudite, this Anglican minister from New Jersey possessed one of the Church of England's most outstanding minds. Chandler was an Anglican leader in the 1760s and a key strategist in the effort to strengthen the American church in the years preceding the Revolution. He headed the campaign to create an Anglican bishopric in America—a cause that helped inflame tensions with American radicals unhappy with British policies. And, in the 1770s, his writings provided some of the most trenchant criticisms of the American revolutionary movement, raising fundamental questions about obedience, subordination, and rebellion that undercut Whig assertions about republicanism and popular control. Working from Chandler's library catalog and other primary sources, Rohrer digs into Chandler's political and religious beliefs, exploring their origins and the events in British history that shaped them.

An intriguing and thoughtful reappraisal of a consequential figure in early American history, this biography will captivate students, scholars, and lay readers interested in politics and religion in Revolutionary-era America.

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Publisher
Penn State University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780271094052
Topic
History
Subtopic
Historical Biographies
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction: Authority and Obedience in Revolutionary America
  9. 1. Disciple: Thomas Bradbury Chandler, Samuel Johnson, and the Making of a High Church Royalist
  10. 2. Englishman: Church and State in a Chandlerian World
  11. 3. Time Traveler: The Glorious Revolution and the High Church Cause
  12. 4. Episcopalian: Chandler and the Bishop’s Cause
  13. 5. Warrior: The Fight for an American Episcopate
  14. 6. Loyalist: The Defense of British Authority
  15. 7. Londoner: A Loyalist in Exile
  16. Epilogue: A Royalist in a Revolutionary World
  17. Appendix: The Library of Thomas Bradbury Chandler
  18. Notes
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index