William Ellery Channing: An Essay on the Liberal Spirit in America

by Andrew Delbanco

This is a vivid portrayal of the man who led the movement toward liberal religion in America. Andrew Delbanco traces the development of Channing's thinking on the relation of man to God and nature, on the reality of evil, on the autonomy of the individual. He reveals Channing's hope and doubt concerning America's contribution to human progress. And he recounts Channing's emergence as a major voice in the antislavery movement--after a complex hesitation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674331524
• ISBN13: 9780674331525
• Release Date: February 1981
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"