
Theodore Parker
Orator of Superior Ideas
David B. Chesebrough(Author)
Greenwood Press
Published on 30. July 1999
Book
Hardback
168 pages
978-0-313-30873-4 (ISBN)
Description
Theodore Parker, a great orator of the mid-19th century, was a Unitarian clergyman who directed much of his oratory towards ecclesiastical and social reform. Parker challenged slavery and other social ills. As a volume in the Great American Orators series, the focus is on Parker's oratory and its effect on theology and the social structures of the mid-19th century. Biographical information pertains to those aspects of Parker's life that influenced and shaped his elocution and ideas. Parker's rhetoric and rhetorical techniques are examined. Three of Parker's important speeches are included, each with an introduction that places it in its proper context.
This study will appeal to students of rhetoric, theology, and mid-nineteenth-century American religious history. The book is divided into two sections. The first concentrates on Parker's life, his role as an abolitionist, social reformer, and public order. Part Two scrutinizes three of Parker's most famous discourses. The author establishes Parker's place among mid-19th-century preachers.
This study will appeal to students of rhetoric, theology, and mid-nineteenth-century American religious history. The book is divided into two sections. The first concentrates on Parker's life, his role as an abolitionist, social reformer, and public order. Part Two scrutinizes three of Parker's most famous discourses. The author establishes Parker's place among mid-19th-century preachers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
398 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-313-30873-4 (9780313308734)
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DAVID B. CHESEBROUGH is a member of the graduate faculty in the department of history at Illinois State University. He has published God Ordained this War (1991), No Sorrow Like Our Sorrow (1994), Clergy Dissent in the Old South (1996), and most recently Frederick Douglass: Oratory from Slavery (Greenwood, 1998).
Content
Series Foreword by Bernard K. Duffy and Halford R. Ryan Foreword by Mark A. Noil Introduction Development of an Orator Prologue: A Mid-Nineteenth-Century Preacher The Early Years (1810-1959) The Years of Influence (1841-1859) The Waning Months (1859-1860) Sermons and Speeches of Theodore Parker "A Sermon of Slavery" (1841) "The Mexican War" (1849) "The Revival of Religion Which We Need" (1858) Chronology of Selected Speeches Bibliography Index