| A Revolutionary Conscience: Theodore Parker and Antebellum America Contributor(s): Teed, Paul E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761859632 ISBN-13: 9780761859635 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $50.48 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Social Activists - Social Science | Slavery |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012941409 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.8" (1.05 lbs) 308 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Locality - Boston-Worcester, Mass. - Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - New England - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Theodore Parker was one of the most controversial theologians and social activists in pre-Civil War America. A vocal critic of traditional Christian thought and a militant opponent of American slavery, he led a huge congregation of religious dissenters in the very heart of Boston, Massachusetts, during the 1840s and 1850s. 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 leading figure in Boston's resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law, Parker became a key supporter of John Brown's dramatic but ill-fated raid on Harper's Ferry in 1859. Propelled by a revolutionary conscience, Theodore Parker stood out as one of the most fearless religious reformers and social activists of his generation. |