Jonathan Todd

Jonathan Todd (1713–1791) was a prominent Connecticut clergyman and theologian whose sermon "Civil Rulers the Ministers of God" articulated influential Reformed perspectives on the relationship between ecclesiastical and civil authority during the colonial period. His work contributed significantly to eighteenth-century American Protestant thought on the proper limits and divine sanction of governmental power, reflecting broader Calvinist concerns about the moral foundations of civil society. Todd's theological writings and pastoral ministry made him a notable figure in New England's intellectual and religious landscape during the era of American independence.