Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John Dickinson
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This book argues that Quakers originated a unique strain of constitutionalism based on their theology and ecclesiology.
Part I. Foundational Theories and Structures, 1652-1681:1. Theology and ecclesiology: the origins of Quaker constitutionalism and civil disobedience; 2. A sacred institution: the Quaker theory of civil government; Part II. Practical Expressions in Pennsylvania, 1681-1763: 3. 'Dissenters in our own country': constituting a Quaker government; 4. Civil unity and the 'seeds of dissension': in the golden age of Quaker theocracy; 5. The fruits of Quaker dissent: political schism and the rise of John Dickinson; Part III. The Americanization of Quaker Political Thought, 1763-1789: 6. Turbulent but pacific: 'Dickinsonian politics' in the American Revolution; 7. 'The worthy against the licentious': the critical period in Pennsylvania; 8. 'The political rock of our salvation': the US constitution according to John Dickinson.
