Joseph Henry Allen (1820 – 1898) was a Unitarian clergyman and author from Massachusetts. He attended a school his father ran, and then later attended Harvard College, graduating from its Divinity School in 1843. From 1843-1857, he served as a clergyman in three different regions: Massachusetts, Maine and Washington DC. After 1857, he focused on teaching and writing. Some of his works included Ten Discourses on Orthodoxy (1849), A Latin Primer (1870), and Our Liberal Movement in Theology, chiefly as Shown in Recollections of the History of Unitarianism in New England (1882)
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A Short Unitarian History
Unitarianism is a theological movement which at its start proclaimed that God is a singular entity, rather than a trinity. It rejects other tenants common in Christianity, such as the concept of original sin and the Bible as infallible. The belief emerged during the 1600s and spread quickly through Europe and the United States, particularly among the educated and wealthy classes. One of the earliest places it arrived in the United States was in New England.
Transylvania in 1922: Report of the Commission Sent by the American and British Unitarian Churches to Transylvania in 1922
by Louis C. Cornish Purchase In 1922, a joint commission of US and UK Unitarian Churches traveled to Transylvania after concerns over religions persecution arose in a prior visit in 1920. The Commission was gladdened to see an increase in liberty, but upset to discover that the Romanian government was not wholly supportive of not… Continue reading Transylvania in 1922: Report of the Commission Sent by the American and British Unitarian Churches to Transylvania in 1922
New Wars for Old: Being a Statement of Radical Pacifism in Terms of Force Versus Non-Resistance: with Special Reference to the Facts and Problems of the Great War
by John Haynes Holmes Purchase John Haynes Holmes was born on November 29, 1879 in Philadelphia, although he spent much of his youth in the Boston area. He grew up within the Unitarian church, and was extremely close to his grandfather, John Haynes. While he initially planned to enter business, as his grandfather did, he… Continue reading New Wars for Old: Being a Statement of Radical Pacifism in Terms of Force Versus Non-Resistance: with Special Reference to the Facts and Problems of the Great War
Discourses and Poems of William Newell, Minister of the First Parish in Cambridge: A Memorial Volume
by William Newell Purchase On February 25, 1804, William Newell was born in Littleton, Massachusetts. He graduated from Boston Latin School in 1818, and then earned an AB from Harvard in 1824 and an AM in 1827. Two years later, he graduated from Harvard Divinity School. He was well regarded, and quickly found a post… Continue reading Discourses and Poems of William Newell, Minister of the First Parish in Cambridge: A Memorial Volume
Unitarian Affirmations: Seven Discourses Given in Washington, D.C.
by Seven Unitarian Ministers Purchase Unitarianism is a theological movement which at its start proclaimed that God is a singular entity, rather than a trinity. It rejects other tenants common in Christianity, such as the concept of original sin and the Bible as infallible. The belief emerged during the 1600s and spread quickly through Europe… Continue reading Unitarian Affirmations: Seven Discourses Given in Washington, D.C.
Oriental Mysticism: A Treatise on Sufiistic and Unitarian Theosophy of the Persians
by Edward Henry Palmer Purchase Edward Henry Palmer put together this work that was based on a Persian manuscript, Maksad i Aksá by Azíz bin Mohammed Nafasí. The work sheds some light on Sufis, a Islamic mysticism, which is often characterized as offering the internalization and intensification of Islamic faith.As a child, Palmer enjoyed the… Continue reading Oriental Mysticism: A Treatise on Sufiistic and Unitarian Theosophy of the Persians
Old and New Unitarian Belief
by John White Chadwick Purchase through Amazon Born in 1840, John White Chadwick was initially to become a shoemaker. Although he was in the middle of an apprenticeship, he preferred to continue a non-trade education. During his education at normal school in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, he determined his calling in life was to become a minister.… Continue reading Old and New Unitarian Belief
Unitarianism: Its Origin and History: A Course of Sixteen Lectures Delivered in Channing Hall, Boston, 1888-9
by American Unitarian Association Purchase through Amazon Unitarianism is a theological movement which at its start proclaimed that God is a singular entity, rather than a trinity. It rejects other tenants common in Christianity, such as the concept of original sin and the Bible as infallible. The belief emerged during the 1600s and spread quickly… Continue reading Unitarianism: Its Origin and History: A Course of Sixteen Lectures Delivered in Channing Hall, Boston, 1888-9
James Freeman Clarke: Autobiography, Diary and Correspondence
by Edward Everett Hale Purchase through Amazon James Freeman Clarke was born on April 4, 1810 in New Hampshire. He was well educated, attending Harvard College, then Harvard Divinity School. He studied to be a minister in the Unitarian faith, taking the pulpit in Louisville, Kentucky. Seeing firsthand the horrors of slavery, he became a… Continue reading James Freeman Clarke: Autobiography, Diary and Correspondence
A Century of Unitarianism in the National Capital, 1821-1921: The Shadow of Slavery
by Jennie W. Scudder Purchase through Amazon Jennie Scudder’s work traces the sometimes controversial history of Unitarianism in the District of Columbia, centering on All Souls Unitarian Church. Scudder publshed the volume initially in 1909, but it wasn’t copyrighted until 1921, when the Church celebrated its hundredth birthday. The account includes the development of… Continue reading A Century of Unitarianism in the National Capital, 1821-1921: The Shadow of Slavery
Boston Unitarianism 1820-1850: A Study of the Life and Work of Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
by Octavius Brooks Frothingham Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace A word of explanation seems to be necessary. Many years ago I proposed writing something in memory of Dr. Frothingham, but abandoned the project on account of the meagerness of the biographical material. Within the twelvemonth, a warm friend and admirer of his asked… Continue reading Boston Unitarianism 1820-1850: A Study of the Life and Work of Nathaniel Langdon Frothingham
Unitarian Bibliography: H. McLachlan’s The Unitarian College Library
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase through CreateSpace Three major collections of Unitarian and Nonconformist literature in Britain are at Luther King House in Manchester, Harris Manchester College in Oxford University, and the Dr. Williams Library in London. This book gives important information about the Unitarian antecedents of the Luther King library, which is used by… Continue reading Unitarian Bibliography: H. McLachlan’s The Unitarian College Library
The Thomas Starr King Dispute: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statues of Junipero Serra and Thomas Starr King
Purchase through Amazon The Reverend Thomas Starr King left the amenities of bookish and comfortable Boston, where he was lionized as a charismatic and courageous preacher, to take a struggling Unitarian pulpit in a San Francisco that in the 1850s was hardly the sophisticated city that it is today. He soon found himself involved in… Continue reading The Thomas Starr King Dispute: Acceptance and Unveiling of the Statues of Junipero Serra and Thomas Starr King
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