Unitarianism in America: A History of its Origin and Development
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UNITARIANISM IN AMERICA
A History of its Origin and Development
BY
GEORGE WILLIS COOKE
MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, AMERICAN ACADEMY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, ETC.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS
UNITARIANISM IN AMERICA. A HISTORY OF ITS ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT.
I. INTRODUCTION.--ENGLISH SOURCES OF AMERICAN UNITARIANISM.
Renaissance.
Reformation.
Toleration.
Arminianism.
English Rationalists.
II. THE LIBERAL SIDE OF PURITANISM.
The Church of Authority and the Church of Freedom.
Seventeenth-century Liberals.
Growth of Liberty in Church Methods.
A Puritan Rationalist.
Harvard College.
III. THE GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY IN THE CHURCHES.
Arminianism.
The Growth of Arminianism.
Robert Breck.
Books Read by Liberal Men.
The Great Awakening.
Cardinal Beliefs of the Liberals.
Publications defining the Liberal Beliefs.
Phases of Religious Progress.
IV. THE SILENT ADVANCE OF LIBERALISM.
Subordinate Nature of Christ.
Some of the Liberal Leaders.
The First Unitarian.
A Pronounced Universalist.
Other Men of Mark.
The Second Period of Revivals.
King's Chapel becomes Unitarian.
Other Unitarian Movements.
Growth of Toleration.
V. THE PERIOD OF CONTROVERSY.
The Monthly Anthology.
Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Piety, and Charity.
General Repository.
The Christian Disciple.
Dr. Morse and American Unitarianism.
Evangelical Missionary Society.
The Berry Street Conference.
The Publishing Fund Society.
Harvard Divinity School.
The Unitarian Miscellany.
The Christian Register.
Results of the Division in Congregationalism.
Final Separation of State and Church.
VI. THE AMERICAN UNITARIAN ASSOCIATION.
Initial Meetings.
Work of the First Year.
Work of the First Quarter of a Century.
Publication of Tracts and Books.
Domestic Missions.
VII. THE PERIOD OF RADICALISM.
Depression in Denominational Activities.
Publications.
A Firm of Publishers.
The Brooks Fund.
Missionary Efforts.
The Western Unitarian Conference.
The Autumnal Conventions.
Influence of the Civil War.
The Sanitary Commission.
Results of Fifteen Years.
VIII. THE DENOMINATIONAL AWAKENING.
The New York Convention of 1865.
New Life in the Unitarian Association.
The New Theological Position.
Organization of the Free Religious Association.
Unsuccessful Attempts at Reconciliation.
The Year Book Controversy.
Missionary Activities.
College Town Missions.
Theatre Preaching.
Organization of Local Conferences.
Fellowship and Fraternity.
Results of the Denominational Awakening.
IX. GROWTH OF DENOMINATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
"The Western Issue."
Fellowship with Universalists.
Officers of the American Unitarian Association.
The American Unitarian Association as a Representative Body.
The Church Building Loan Fund.
The Unitarian Building in Boston.
Growth of the Devotional Spirit.
The Seventy-fifth Anniversary.
X. THE MINISTRY AT LARGE.
Association of Young Men.
Preaching to the Poor.
Tuckerman as Minister to the Poor.
Tuckerman's Methods.
Organization of Charities.
Benevolent Fraternity of Churches.
Other Ministers at Large.
Ministry at Large in Other Cities.
XI. ORGANIZED SUNDAY-SCHOOL WORK.
Boston Sunday School Society.
Unitarian Sunday School Society.
Western Unitarian Sunday School Society.
Unity Clubs.
The Ladies' Commission on Sunday-school Books.
XII. THE WOMEN'S ALLIANCE AND ITS PREDECESSORS.
Women's Western Unitarian Conference.
Women's Auxiliary Conference.
The National Alliance.
Cheerful Letter and Post-office Missions.
Associate Alliances.
Alliance Methods.
XIII. MISSIONS TO INDIA AND JAPAN.
Society respecting the State of Religion in India.
Dall's Work in India.
Recent Work in India.
The Beginnings in Japan.
XIV. THE MEADVILLE THEOLOGICAL SCHOOL.
The Beginnings in Meadville.
The Growth of the School.
XV. UNITARIAN PHILANTHROPIES.
Unitarian Charities.
Education of the Blind.
Care of the Insane.
Child-saving Missions.
Care of the Poor.
Humane Treatment of Animals.
Young Men's Christian Unions.
Educational Work in the South.
Educational Work for the Indians.
XVI. UNITARIANS AND REFORMS.
Peace Movement.
Temperance Reform.
Anti-slavery.
The Enfranchisement of Women.
Civil Service Reform.
XVII. UNITARIAN MEN AND WOMEN.
Eminent Statesmen.
Some Representative Unitarians.
Judges and Legislators.
Boston Unitarianism.
XVIII. UNITARIANS AND EDUCATION.
Pioneers of the Higher Criticism.
The Catholic Influence of Harvard University.
The Work of Horace Mann.
Elizabeth Peabody and the Kindergarten.
Work of Unitarian Women for Education.
Popular Education and Public Libraries.
Mayo's Southern Ministry of Education.
XIX. UNITARIANISM AND LITERATURE.
Influence of Unitarian Environment.
Literary Tendencies.
Literary Tastes of Unitarian Ministers.
Unitarians as Historians.
Scientific Unitarians.
Unitarian Essayists.
Unitarian Novelists.
Unitarian Artists and Poets.
XX. THE FUTURE OF UNITARIANISM.
APPENDIX.
A. FORMATION OF THE LOCAL CONFERENCES.
B. UNITARIAN NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES.
INDEX.
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