American Heretic: Theodore Parker and TranscendentalismUniv of North Carolina Press, 2002 - 631 pages Theodore Parker (1810-1860) was a powerful preacher who rejected the authority of the Bible and of Jesus, a brilliant scholar who became a popular agitator for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights, and a political theorist who defined democracy |
Contents
This World of Joys and Sorrows | 1 |
An Immense Change in My Opinions | 31 |
Period of Disappointment | 75 |
I Preach Abundant Heresies | 129 |
All the Force of Transcendentalism That Is in Me | 175 |
Absolute Religion | 248 |
I Can Stand Alone | 295 |
Recovery Observation and Thought | 381 |
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