A Theodore Parker and Antebellum America Teed, Paul E. creator text bibliography Electronic books. xx Lanham University Press of America 2012 monographic eng 1 online resource (312 pages) Theodore Parker was one of the most controversial theologians and social activists in pre-Civil War America. This book argues that Parker's radical vision and contemporary appeal stemmed from his abiding faith in the human conscience and in the principles of the American revolutionary tradition. A Revolutionary Conscience; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 "Bred Up Amid the Memories"; 2 Divinity School and Beyond; 3 Spiritual Indifference; 4 The Transcendentalist Controversy; 5 The Making of a Public Radical; 6 A Reckoning with Ministers; 7 Church and Society; 8 Classes, Families and Reform; 9 Slavery, Politics and the Revolution; 10 Making Antislavery Culture; 11 Conscience and the Fugitive Slave Act; 12 Continual Alarms; 13 Race, Politics and Antislavery Violence; 14 Conscience, Politics and Religion; 15 The Anthony Burns Crisis; 16 The Politics of Confrontation. 17 The Idea That Blood Must Flow18 Principles, Parties and Partings; 19 The Final Journey; 20 Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Parker, Theodore 1810-1860 Unitarian churches United States Biography Clergy Antislavery movements United States Abolitionists United States Biography RELIGION Christianity Denominations BX9869.P3 T44 2012 973.6 Teed, Paul E. Lanham : University Press of America, ©2012 9780761859642 0761859640 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=521749 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=521749 EBLCP 130803 20200709055719.0 ocn854970137 eng