God on Three Sides
German Pietists at War in Eighteenth-Century America
- History & Biography
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2019
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Publisher's Description
Do people who follow the same religion the same way also make the same political choices? Even if that might not be always true, is it true enough that it should be treated as an axiom in America's popular culture? God on Three Sides explores two communities where ethnic Germans in early America followed the same religion in the same way but, within each community, held very different views regarding the political issues of the eighteenth century. The political issues in focus are what surfaced in the crises of the wars against the French, the engagement with indigenous peoples, and the American Revolution.
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“A fascinating book that examines how different German-American leaders saw and encountered the Revolutionary War. Often this group of people is ignored in standard histories of the times, or dismissed as being apolitical, but Wilson demonstrates that they were engaged and active participants. A great book that gives new insights into this formative period in American life.”
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