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Theodore Parker : orator of superior ideas / David B. Chesebrough ; foreword by Mark A. Noll.
Van Pelt Library BV4208.U6 C48 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chesebrough, David B., 1932-2004.
- Series:
- Great American orators 0898-8277 ; no. 29.
- Great American orators, 0898-8277 ; no. 29
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860.
- Parker, Theodore.
- Preaching--United States--History--19th century.
- Preaching.
- Unitarian churches--United States--Clergy--Biography.
- Unitarian churches.
- History.
- United States.
- Clergy.
- Orators--United States--Biography.
- Orators.
- Unitarian churches--Sermons.
- Sermons, American.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxii, 138 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- A study examining the effect of Theodore Parker's oratory on theology and the social structures of the mid-19th century.
- Contents:
- Part I The Development of an Orator 1
- 1. Prologue: A Mid-Nineteeth-Century Preacher 3
- 2. The Early Years (1810-1841) 7
- 3. The Years Of Influence (1841-1859) 27
- 4. The Waning Months (1859-1860) 67
- Part II Sermons and Speeches of Theodore Parker 73
- "A Sermon of Slavery" (1841) 75
- "The Mexican War" (1849) 85
- "The Revival of Religion Which We Need" (1858) 92.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-133) and index.
- ISBN:
- 031330873X
- OCLC:
- 40255787
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