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The Benevolent Deity. Ebenezer Gay and the Rise of Rational Religion in New England, 1696-1787.
Wilson, Robert J., III
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Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 328 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: BGX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 700.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Pennsylvania, United States
ISBN
9780812278910
SKU
V9780812278910
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About Wilson, Robert J., III
Robert J. Wilson III is Professor of History at Georgia College.
Reviews for The Benevolent Deity. Ebenezer Gay and the Rise of Rational Religion in New England, 1696-1787.
"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
William and Mary Quarterly