Unitarianism in America (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A History of its Origin and DevelopmentBy George Willis Cooke
Length14h 8m
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George Willis Cooke's Unitarianism in America offers a comprehensive historical account of the rise, institutional formation, and theological development of American Unitarianism, especially from its New England roots through the nineteenth century. Written in a clear, documentary prose rather than a polemical style, the work situates Unitarian thought within the broader evolution of Protestant liberalism, moral philosophy, biblical criticism, and reformist religion. Cooke traces ministers, congregations, controversies, and organizations with the patient method of an ecclesiastical historian. Cooke was himself deeply embedded in the intellectual and religious world he describes. A Unitarian minister, editor, and prolific writer on religious and literary subjects, he brought to the book both insider knowledge and historical discipline. His interest in figures such as William Ellery Channing, Theodore Parker, and the Transcendentalists reflects his broader concern with free inquiry, ethical religion, and the shaping of modern liberal faith. This book is recommended to readers seeking more than a denominational chronicle. It will serve students of American religion, historians of liberal Christianity, and anyone interested in how theology, democracy, literature, and reform converged in the United States.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length14 hrs 8 mins
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Publish dateNov 23, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1No Cross, No Crown (Annotated)
2PREFACE.
3UNITARIANISM IN AMERICA. A HISTORY OF ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT.
4I. INTRODUCTION.--ENGLISH SOURCES OF AMERICAN UNITARIANISM.
5Renaissance.
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6Reformation.
7Toleration.
8Arminianism.
9English Rationalists.
10II. THE LIBERAL SIDE OF PURITANISM.
11The Church of Authority and the Church of Freedom.
12Seventeenth-century Liberals.
13Growth of Liberty in Church Methods.
14A Puritan Rationalist.
15Harvard College.
16III. THE GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY IN THE CHURCHES.
17Arminianism.
18The Growth of Arminianism.
19Robert Breck.
20Books Read by Liberal Men.
21The Great Awakening.
22Cardinal Beliefs of the Liberals.
23Publications defining the Liberal Beliefs.
24Phases of Religious Progress.
25IV. THE SILENT ADVANCE OF LIBERALISM.
26Subordinate Nature of Christ.
27Some of the Liberal Leaders.
28The First Unitarian.
29A Pronounced Universalist.
30Other Men of Mark.
31The Second Period of Revivals.
32King's Chapel becomes Unitarian.
33Other Unitarian Movements.
34Growth of Toleration.
35V. THE PERIOD OF CONTROVERSY.
36The Monthly Anthology.
37Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Piety, and Charity.
38General Repository.
39The Christian Disciple.
40Dr. Morse and American Unitarianism.
41Evangelical Missionary Society.
42The Berry Street Conference.
43The Publishing Fund Society.
44Harvard Divinity School.
45The Unitarian Miscellany.
46The Christian Register.
47Results of the Division in Congregationalism.
48Final Separation of State and Church.
49VI. THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION.
50Initial Meetings.
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