A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion
Overview
More popularly known as “Parker’s Discourse of Religion,” this book is an expansion of five lectures delivered by Theodore Parker in Boston. In this then-radical volume, Parker argues what has become standard in liberal theology—that Christ’s enduring significance is found in his moral teachings, not any supernatural nature that he possessed. Parker stated this at the outset when he wrote, “It is the design of this work to recall men from the transient shows of time, to the permanent substance of religion; from a worship of creeds and an empty belief, to a worship in the spirit and in life.” Parker begins by discussing religion in general and moves to more specific topics like the relationship between God and nature, inspiration, the Bible, and the church. Take up this book to look into the development of liberal theology in America from one of its influential proponents. Theodore Parker (1810–1860) was an American Universalist minister and theologian. He attended Harvard Divinity School and graduated in 1836. After the publication of A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion, the Unitarian church saw Parker as too radical and distanced itself from him. He later became the pastor of a church in Boston, where the congregation grew to 7,000. He ministered there until his death.
- Title: A Discourse of Matters Pertaining to Religion
- Author: Theodore Parker
- Publisher: American Unitarian Association
- Print Publication Date: 1907
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Era: era:modern
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
- Resource ID: LLS:DISCMATTRELPARKER
- Resource Type: Monograph
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