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.

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.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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