Anglicans and the American Revolution

The year 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution in 1775. One interesting aspect of the war is the position of Anglicanism and the Anglican clergy. For Anglicans, the revolt against the Crown was, in fact, a rebellion against the “the Supreme Governor” of the church.

This symposium will explore the impact of the Revolution on Anglicanism in the colonies, as well as in Great Britain.

Papers are invited on topics such as (but not limited to):
▪ the role of Anglicans in the Revolution
▪ the impact of the Revolution on Anglican ecclesiology
▪ relations between the “mother church” and the colonial churches
▪ the creation of the Protestant Episcopal Church
▪ worship and the Book of Common Prayer
▪ impacts on Anglicanism in “Greater Britain”
▪ establishment and freedom of relgion in the new nation

We welcome submissions from scholars in religion, history, politics, sociology, law, and other related disciplines.

Please submit asbstracts of 250 words to [email protected].