Empirical Tradition in American Liberal Religious Thought, 1860-1960

von W. Creighton Peden

298 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book introduces the empirical tradition in American liberal religious thought, from 1860 to 1960, by exploring the thought of significant individual contributors. The first section focuses on four participants in the Free Religious Association of 1867, which supported free religion, the scientific method, and evolution: F. E. Abbot, W. J. Potter, D. A. Wasson, and M. J. Savage. The second section focuses on the empirical tradition as expressed by eight scholars from the eight scholars from the «Chicago School» in American liberal religious thought: S. Mathews, G. B. Foster, E. S. Ames, G. B. Smith, S. J. Case, A. E. Haydon, H. N. Wieman, and B. E. Meland.

• Reihe: American Liberal Religious Thought
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Besondere Ereignisse und Themen Sozial- und Kulturgeschichte
• ISBN: 9781433108099
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.12.2009
• Größe: 21 x 14.8 cm
• Verlag: Peter Lang Publishing Inc. New York