William Ellery Channing: 2 books
by William Ellery Channing
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2012
Dr. William Ellery Channing (17801842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Known for his articulate and impassioned public speaking and sermons, Channing was a prominent thinker in the liberal theology...
by William Ellery Channing
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
This 1873 work was the first biography of Henry David Thoreau. Written from the perspective of a close friend, it contains much intimate knowledge which has since been cited by other biographers. Channing’s work is as much a eulogy as a life-story, tracing Thoreau’s early days and chronicling his many interests: reading, writing, nature, philosophy, and even sports.