Paul E. Teed

A Revolutionary Conscience

Theodore Parker and Antebellum America

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Produktbeschreibung

Theodore Parker was one of the most controversial theologians and social activists in pre-Civil War America. 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 452g
• ISBN-13: 9780761859635
• ISBN-10: 0761859632
• Artikelnr.: 36126291

Autorenporträt

By Paul E. Teed

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. "Bred Up Amid the Memories" 2. Divinity
School and Beyond 3. Spiritual Indifference 4. The Transcendentalist
Controversy 5. The Making of a Public Radical 6. A Reckoning with Ministers
7. Church and Society 8. Classes, Families and Reform 9. Slavery, Politics
and the Revolution 10. Making Antislavery Culture 11. Conscience and the
Fugitive Slave Act 12. Continual Alarms 13. Race, Politics and Antislavery
Violence 14. Conscience, Politics and Religion 15. The Anthony Burns Crisis
16. The Politics of Confrontation 17. The Idea That Blood Must Flow 18.
Principles, Parties and Partings 19. The Final Journey 20. Conclusion Notes
Selected Bibliography Index