Red Jacket Defends Seneca Religion | Speeches About God

The Speech Guys

The Speech Guys read and discuss the Seneca leader, Red Jacket's (1750 - 1830), speech he gave at a meeting between members of the Seneca tribe and missionaries from Boston who'd requested permission to evangelize his people. Questions and topics explored in this episode include the relationship between theology and virtue, the socio-economic dynamics that influenced the actualization of Manifest Destiny, the logical antagonism of moral relativism and objectivism when different societies interact for the first time, and more!