In this first biography of Elihu Palmer, Kirsten Fischer depicts a once notorious freethinker who countered Christianity with the idea of an interconnected universe infused with a divine life force. Denounced as "heretical," Palmer's speeches and writings shaped the contest over freedom of religion and of speech in the new United States.
In this first biography of Elihu Palmer, Kirsten Fischer depicts a once notorious freethinker who countered Christianity with the idea of an interconnected universe infused with a divine life force. Denounced as "heretical," Palmer's speeches and writings shaped the contest over freedom of religion and of speech in the new United States.
Prologue. "A Religious Tornado" Part I. Expansive Christianity Chapter 1. Steady Habits Upended Chapter 2. A Liberal Education Chapter 3. "All is Alive" Chapter 4. Freelance Universalist Part II. The Making of an "Infidel" Chapter 5. Palmer's Rubicon Chapter 6. Hard Fate Chapter 7. Fellowship Chapter 8. Sensitive Atoms Part III. Lightning Rod Chapter 9. Specter of Infidelity Chapter 10. Controversy Among Freethinkers Chapter 11. Weaponizing Freethought Chapter 12. The Best Kind of Revolution Epilogue. Into the Future Notes Index Acknowledgments
Prologue. "A Religious Tornado" Part I. Expansive Christianity Chapter 1. Steady Habits Upended Chapter 2. A Liberal Education Chapter 3. "All is Alive" Chapter 4. Freelance Universalist Part II. The Making of an "Infidel" Chapter 5. Palmer's Rubicon Chapter 6. Hard Fate Chapter 7. Fellowship Chapter 8. Sensitive Atoms Part III. Lightning Rod Chapter 9. Specter of Infidelity Chapter 10. Controversy Among Freethinkers Chapter 11. Weaponizing Freethought Chapter 12. The Best Kind of Revolution Epilogue. Into the Future Notes Index Acknowledgments
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