American freethinker : Elihu Palmer and the struggle for religious freedom in the new nation /

In this first biography of Elihu Palmer, Kirsten Fischer depicts a once notorious freethinker who countered Christianity with the idea of an interconnected universe infused with a divine life force. Denounced as "heretical," Palmer's speeches and writings shaped the contest over freed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fischer, Kirsten, 1963- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2021]
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
Palmer, Elihu, > 1764-1806.
1700-1899
Freethinkers > United States.
Deism > United States.
Freedom of religion > United States > History > 18th century.
Freedom of religion > United States > History > 19th century.
Libres penseurs > États-Unis.
Déisme > États-Unis.
Liberté religieuse > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Liberté religieuse > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies).
Deism.
Freedom of religion.
Freethinkers.
United States.
A Fourth of July Oration.
American Enlightenment.
Deistical Society.
First Amendment.
Freedom of speech.
Prospect, or View of the Modern World.
The Principles of Nature.
The Temple of Reason.
Vitalism.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue. "A Religious Tornado"
  • 1. Steady Habits Upended
  • 2. A Liberal Education
  • 3. "All is Alive"
  • 4. Freelance Universalist
  • 5. Palmer's Rubicon
  • 6. Hard Fate
  • 7. Fellowship
  • 8. Sensitive Atoms
  • 9. Specter of Infidelity
  • 10. Controversy Among Freethinkers
  • 11. Weaponizing Freethought
  • 12. The Best Kind of Revolution
  • Epilogue : Into the Future.

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