Moses Mather

Moses Mather (1719–1806) was a Connecticut clergyman and theologian whose *Election Sermon* of 1781 exemplified the intersection of Reformed theology and Revolutionary-era political thought in New England. As a prominent voice in the late eighteenth-century Congregational establishment, Mather articulated the theological foundations for civil governance and religious liberty during a period of significant social and ecclesiastical transformation. His sermonic work contributed to the broader intellectual currents that shaped American Protestant thought on the relationship between divine providence, moral law, and republican institutions.