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Theodore Parker writes to Francis Convers in regards to seeing him so they can "talk over the state of the Church, sometime before long, I hope." He likens the Dial to "a band of men & maidens, daintily amazed in finery, 'walking in a vain shew." He approves Swedenborg who belongs to pantheistic mystics. He believes theological science must go through stages of hypothesis and experiment. He believes the method is analytical and empirical.
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2z111h41r
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Letter from Theodore Parker, West Roxbury, [Massachusetts], to Convers Francis, 1840 Dec[ember] 18
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title
Letter from Theodore Parker, West Roxbury, [Massachusetts], to Convers Francis, 1840 Dec[ember] 18
description
Theodore Parker writes to Francis Convers in regards to seeing him so they can "talk over the state of the Church, sometime before long, I hope." He likens the Dial to "a band of men & maidens, daintily amazed in finery, 'walking in a vain shew." He approves Swedenborg who belongs to pantheistic mystics. He believes theological science must go through stages of hypothesis and experiment. He believes the method is analytical and empirical.
date
["December 18, 1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5764138
creators
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Francis, Convers, 1795-1863
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.--History--19th century
Christianity--United States
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Francis, Convers, 1795-1863
Swedenborg, Emanuel, 1688-1772
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains provenance annotations in the top left corner.
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West Roxbury, [Massachusetts]
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2z111h41r
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