The Benevolent Deity - by Robert J Wilson III (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- The years following the Great Awakening in New England saw a great theological struggle between proponents of Calvinism and the champions of Christian liberty, setting the stage for American Unitarianism.
- About the Author: Robert J. Wilson III is Professor of History at Georgia College.
- 328 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Religious
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About the Book
Ebenezer Gay (1718-96) has been called the father of American Unitarianism. Wilson's biography explores how Gay became the spiritual leader of two generations of clergymen who preached a humanistic, rational faith in post-Awakening New England.
Book Synopsis
The years following the Great Awakening in New England saw a great theological struggle between proponents of Calvinism and the champions of Christian liberty, setting the stage for American Unitarianism. The adherents of Christian liberty, who were branded Arminians by their opponents, were contending for the liberty of the mind and the soul to pursue truth and salvation free from prior restraint.
The Arminian movement took shape as a major, quasi-denominational force in New England under the guidance of particular clergymen, most notably Ebenezer Gay, minister of the First Parish in Hingham, Massachusetts, from 1718 to 1787. Despite his ubiquitous presence in the history of Arminianism, however, Gay has been a historical enigma. Robert J. Wilson's purpose in this biography is to trace Gay's long and fascinating intellectual odyssey against the evolving social, political, and economic life of eighteenth-century Hingham as well as the religious history of the coastal region between Boston and Plymouth.Review Quotes
"A fine example of the usefulness of biography to history. . . . In the long career of Ebenezer Gay, Robert Wilson has found a superb vehicle for an examination of the rise of liberal religion in New England."-- "William and Mary Quarterly"
About the Author
Robert J. Wilson III is Professor of History at Georgia College.Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .88 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 328
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Religious
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Robert J Wilson III
Language: English
Street Date: January 29, 1984
TCIN: 1004354019
UPC: 9780812278910
Item Number (DPCI): 247-35-1224
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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