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A Revolutionary Conscience
Paul E. Teed
其他書名
Theodore Parker and Antebellum America
出版University Press of America, 2012-08-16
主題Social Science / Sociology of ReligionHistory / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)Religion / Religion, Politics & StateSocial Science / Slavery
ISBN07618596409780761859642
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=8HBJEYhZ720C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Theodore Parker was one of the most controversial theologians and social activists in pre-Civil War America. A vocal critic of traditional Christian thought and a militant opponent of American slavery, he led a huge congregation of religious dissenters in the very heart of Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1840s and 1850s. This book argues that Parker’s radical vision and contemporary appeal stemmed from his abiding faith in the human conscience and in the principles of the American revolutionary tradition. A leading figure in Boston’s resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law, Parker became a key supporter of John Brown’s dramatic but ill-fated raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859. Propelled by a revolutionary conscience, Theodore Parker stood out as one of the most fearless religious reformers and social activists of his generation.