Popish Idolatry

<p><i>Popish Idolatry</i> is a powerful discourse delivered by Jonathan Mayhew at Harvard College in 1765. This lecture part of the series founded by the Honorable Paul Dudley offers a fascinating glimpse into the religious and intellectual climate of pre-Revolutionary America. Mayhew's sermon tackles the contentious issue of idolatry within the Catholic Church reflecting the prevailing Protestant perspectives of the era.</p> <p>This historic text provides valuable insights into the theological debates and social tensions that shaped early American society. Scholars and readers interested in religious history colonial America and the development of American thought will find this discourse a compelling and important primary source.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>