Discover how the establishment and flourishing of Christian self-governance in America unfolded, beginning with the formation of individual colonies and later evolving into confederated states. This development was seen as the providential outcome of the westward expansion of the Chain of Christianity®, a concept explored in the Biblical underpinnings of the U.S. Constitution.
The Bible played a significant role as one of America’s primary political guides, utilized by colonial pastors to impart both the principles of effective governance and God’s expectations of elected representatives. Serving as a political manual, the Bible stood alongside the writings of prominent thinkers such as Baron Montesquieu, Emmerich Vattel, Hugo Grotius, John Locke, William Blackstone, and others. Scripture was frequently invoked to lend weight to political discourse across the thirteen states, including during the pivotal Constitutional Convention of 1787.