Lydia Willsky-Ciollo

American Unitarianism and the Protestant Dilemma

The Conundrum of Biblical Authority

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Produktbeschreibung

This book examines American Unitarianism and its struggle to define religious authority during its nascence in the nineteenth century. This story is situated in the context of Protestant history, revealing how American Unitarianism is representative of the broader Protestant dilemma of establishing the Bible as the primary religious authority.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 650g
• ISBN-13: 9780739188927
• ISBN-10: 0739188925
• Artikelnr.: 43895474

Autorenporträt

Lydia Willsky-Ciollo is assistant professor of religious studies at Fairfield University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Unitarianism and the Protestant Dilemma Chapter 1:
Protestantism and the Bible: From the Reformation to the American
Unitarians Chapter 2: William Ellery Channing and the Liberalizing of
Biblical Authority Chapter 3: What's "Gospel" in the Bible? Andrews Norton
and the Language of Biblical Truth Chapter 4: The Opening of the Canon:
Theodore Parker and the Transformation of Religious Authority Chapter 5: A
Practical Spirit: Frederic Henry Hedge and the Universal Church Chapter 6:
When the Levee Breaks: Unitarian Experimentation with Authority in the Late
Nineteenth Century Epilogue: Seeking Authority in Contemporary Unitarian
Universalism