Belief and Disbelief in American LiteratureTom Paine and republican religion -- Landscape as religion: Irving, Bryant, Cooper -- Transcendentalism and Emerson -- The cosmic optimism of Walt Whitman -- The pessimism of Mark Twain -- The cosmic loneliness of Robert Frost. |
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... Channing was inducted into the pastorate of the Federal Street Church in Boston , where he de- veloped his views slowly and honestly . In 1815 he was compelled to refute a charge that he recognized nothing divine in the nature of Jesus ...
... Channing was inducted into the pastorate of the Federal Street Church in Boston , where he de- veloped his views slowly and honestly . In 1815 he was compelled to refute a charge that he recognized nothing divine in the nature of Jesus ...
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... Channing would have nothing to do . Channing's denial of Calvinistic pessimism fitted well into the rising prosperity of America after the War of 1812. It was also acceptable to many among the elite , particularly in Boston . By the ...
... Channing would have nothing to do . Channing's denial of Calvinistic pessimism fitted well into the rising prosperity of America after the War of 1812. It was also acceptable to many among the elite , particularly in Boston . By the ...
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... Channing assumed as a matter of course that a special revelation had been made through Jesus Christ , however you defined his nature , at a particular time in history and that this revelation is recorded in the Bible . At first young ...
... Channing assumed as a matter of course that a special revelation had been made through Jesus Christ , however you defined his nature , at a particular time in history and that this revelation is recorded in the Bible . At first young ...
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Tom Paine and Republican Religion | 1 |
Irving Bryant Cooper | 24 |
Transcendentalism and Emerson | 48 |
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