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Quaker pacifist. Christian love = want to help the poor, slaves and Indians, etc. “the power of the Spirit to shape a life in harmony with the absolute demands of the Sermon on the Mount.” |
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Appeal to the Christian Women of the South. Biblically based refutation of slavery in the South, directed towards Women. |
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Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism. “Domestic feminism” - encouraged woman to expand their moral influence within the home while protecting them from the world beyond. Creating values within the home = a community with values. |
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Christian pro-slavery (used Bible) |
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A Theology for the Social Gospel. Strong religious and political convictions about the need for more equal distribution of wealth. Social teachings of JESUS. |
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The Long Loneliness. Blending of Catholic spirituality with the commitment to justice that marked her life. |
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The Promised Land. Little Russian girl who immigrated to US. Pro-assimilation, converted from Judaism to “universalistic ethic.” *Religious tensions. |
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God in Search of Man. interpreter of traditional Judaism. Significance of Jewish observance and practical commitment to right living and ethical action. |
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Our Country. God created to US to create a kingdom on earth, but Christians needed to battle the eight “perils” : immigration, Roman Catholocism, challenges to public education, Mormonism, intemperance/liquor, socialism, the love of wealth, and evil city living. |
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The Heathen Invasion of America. Supported eugenics movement. Article - white protestants who saw the Hindu and Buddhist arrival as a “menace” to the purity and order of American society. |
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Hinduism as a Religion. Wants to unify the best of eastern and western religious wisdom and culture. |
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The Irony of American History. View of American politics and what could be accomplished by a conscientious moral and religious approach. |
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Shall the Fundamentalists Win? |
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Letter from Birmingham jail |
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Danger and Grace — Sept 11 and America’s Religious Movement. Sept 11th is an opportunity to reflect on your religion. He believes that Christianity has done more good than harm, but thinking about Crusades, etc. is hard. |
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