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Theodore Parker (August 24, 1810 – May 10, 1860) was an American transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian church. A reformer and abolitionist, his words and popular quotations would later inspire speeches by Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr.
May 9, 2024 · Theodore Parker (born August 24, 1810, Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S.—died May 10, 1860, Florence, Italy) was an American Unitarian theologian, pastor, scholar, and social reformer who was active in the antislavery movement.
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Theodore Parker was a controversial and influential Unitarian minister who challenged orthodoxy and advocated for social reform. He supported John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry and died in Italy in 1860.
From his father, who is said to have cared little for poetry, but to have read much in history, philosophy, and theology, Theodore Parker inherited his shrewd and critical “understanding,” and an ingrained love of liberty.
- Emily Mace
Sep 9, 2002 · Learn about Theodore Parker, a prominent Unitarian minister, lecturer, and writer in the 19th century. Explore his life, theology, and legacy in the Dictionary of Unitarian & Universalist Biography.
Explore the papers of Theodore Parker, a 19th-century Unitarian minister, abolitionist, and Transcendentalist leader. Access digitized journals, sermons, letters, and more from Harvard Divinity School Library and Boston Public Library.
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Aug 30, 2010 · Learn about the life and legacy of Theodore Parker, the most influential American Unitarian minister who ever lived. He was a Transcendentalist leader, an antislavery activist, and a critic of biblical idolatry and miracles.
