Religions of Revolution Symposium

Name: Religions of Revolution Symposium
Start: 2025-09-27T08:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-27T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Congregational Library & Archives

Schedule

Sat Sep 27 2025 at 08:30 am to 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Congregational Library & Archives | Boston, MA

A spotlight symposium on the religious thinkers and ideas that shaped the American Revolution.
About this Event

Please join us for a spotlight symposium on the religious thinkers and ideas that shaped the American Revolution, co-sponsored by The New England Quarterly and the Congregational Library & Archives. As we approach the 250th anniversary of the American founding, we welcome the opportunity for new perspectives on this global event.

Using the CLA’s digital exhibition as a springboard, we hope to put Congregationalism—once Massachusetts’ established religion—in wider conversation with the many faiths of that era.

Agenda

🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:30 AM
Breakfast and Welcome
🕑: 09:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Roundtable on Religion, Revolution, and Public History
Host: Dr. Kyle Roberts (Congregational Library & Archives)
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Panel 1: Archival Journeys
Host: Dr. Lori Rogers-Stokes (Independent Scholar)
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Panel 2: Prophets and Preachers
Host: Dr. Richard Boles (Oklahoma State University)
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Panel 3: Re-Imagining Church and State
Host: Greta Gaffin (Boston University)
🕑: 03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Panel 4: Reliving Revolution
Host: Dr. Benjamin E. Park (Sam Houston State University)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Reception and Sacred Rebellion Tour
Host: Dr. Tricia Peone (Congregational Library & Archives)
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Keynote Address
Host: Dr. Tara Bynum (University of Iowa)