Book contents
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Law and Christianity
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Christianity and American Law
- 1 John Cotton and Roger Williams
- 2 John Winthrop and the Covenantal Ideal
- 3 Friendly Laws: William Penn’s Christian Jurisprudence
- 4 The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson
- 5 Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America’s Constitutional Order
- 6 John Jay: The First Chief Justice
- 7 James Wilson
- 8 Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian Constitutionalist?
- 9 Harvard’s Evangelist of Evidence: Simon Greenleaf’s Christian Common Sense
- 10 John Marshall Harlan the Elder
- 11 Judicial Conservatism and Protestant Faith: The Case of Justice David J. Brewer
- 12 John T. Noonan, Jr.: Catholic Jurist and Judge
- 13 The Integrative Christian Jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman
- 14 Antonin Scalia: Devout Christian; Worldly Judge?
- 15 The Insights and Transitions of Mary Ann Glendon
- 16 A Reformed Liberalism: Michael McConnell’s Contributions to Christian Jurisprudence
- 17 The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
- Index
5 - Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America’s Constitutional Order
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 June 2019
Book contents
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Law and Christianity
- Great Christian Jurists in American History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Introduction: Christianity and American Law
- 1 John Cotton and Roger Williams
- 2 John Winthrop and the Covenantal Ideal
- 3 Friendly Laws: William Penn’s Christian Jurisprudence
- 4 The Friendly Jurisprudence and Early Feminism of John Dickinson
- 5 Roger Sherman, Oliver Ellsworth, and the Formation of America’s Constitutional Order
- 6 John Jay: The First Chief Justice
- 7 James Wilson
- 8 Was Justice Joseph Story a Christian Constitutionalist?
- 9 Harvard’s Evangelist of Evidence: Simon Greenleaf’s Christian Common Sense
- 10 John Marshall Harlan the Elder
- 11 Judicial Conservatism and Protestant Faith: The Case of Justice David J. Brewer
- 12 John T. Noonan, Jr.: Catholic Jurist and Judge
- 13 The Integrative Christian Jurisprudence of Harold J. Berman
- 14 Antonin Scalia: Devout Christian; Worldly Judge?
- 15 The Insights and Transitions of Mary Ann Glendon
- 16 A Reformed Liberalism: Michael McConnell’s Contributions to Christian Jurisprudence
- 17 The Jurisprudence of Robert P. George
- Index
Summary
Connecticut’s Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth were among the most important participants in the War for Independence, the Constitutional Convention, and the First Federal Congress. As well, both served on their state’s Superior Court, and Ellsworth was chief drafter of the Judiciary Act of 1789 and Chief Justice of the United States from 1796–1800. Their religious convictions, informed by Reformed theology, influenced their contributions to the creation of America’s constitutional order, and they represent well the 50–75% of Americans in this era who Calvinists.
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- Great Christian Jurists in American History , pp. 90 - 111Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019