Moses Hemmenway

Moses Hemmenway (1735–1811) was a Congregational minister and theologian whose Election Sermon of 1784 articulated important Reformed perspectives on divine sovereignty and civil governance during the early American republic. His theological writings engaged with the intellectual currents of New England Calvinism while addressing the practical concerns of a newly independent nation seeking to reconcile religious authority with democratic principles. Hemmenway's contributions to pulpit theology helped shape ministerial discourse on the relationship between ecclesiastical and civil institutions in post-Revolutionary America.