Joseph Bellamy

Joseph Bellamy (1719–1790) was an American Congregationalist minister and theologian who played a pivotal role in systematizing and promoting the New Divinity movement, a theological development that emerged from Jonathan Edwards's legacy in eighteenth-century New England. His influential works, including *The Election Sermon*, articulated a distinctive Reformed theology that emphasized divine sovereignty while grappling with questions of human moral agency and the nature of redemption. Bellamy's theological innovations and his extensive pastoral ministry made him a central figure in shaping American Protestant thought during the Great Awakening and its aftermath.