William and Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Problem of the Lord's Supper: The Influence of German ‘Historical Speculators’

The studies by Julie Ellison, Barbara Packer, and Wesley T. Mott demonstrate that Emerson's exposure to German biblical criticism worked steadily on his religious mind. While the former studies focus on the problem of the relation of faith to history and the more inclusive problem of the shift...

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Main Author: Hurth, Elisabeth 1961- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1993
In: Church history
Year: 1993, Volume: 62, Issue: 2, Pages: 190-206
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