Jeremy Belknap

Jeremy Belknap (1744–1798) was an American Congregational minister and historian whose theological writings, including his notable *Election Sermon*, reflected the moderate evangelical piety and civic republicanism that characterized late eighteenth-century New England Protestantism. As both a clergyman and founding member of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Belknap exemplified the intellectual synthesis of religious leadership and historical scholarship that defined the early American republic. His sermonic and historical works contributed significantly to the development of American Protestant thought during the Revolutionary and early Federal periods.