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New England Ecstasies
The transcendentalists thought all human inspiration was divine, all nature a miracle.
by
Brenda Wineapple
via
New York Review of Books
on
February 16, 2022
An Ugly Preeminence
On the devout abolitionists who excoriated American exceptionalism.
by
Ian Tyrrell
via
Lapham’s Quarterly
on
January 26, 2022
Abe’s Ambitious Religious Creed
Through the tragedies and uncertainties of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln may have found a deepened connection to his religious faith.
by
Barton Swaim
via
The Wall Street Journal
on
May 5, 2023
Against Boiled Cabbage
The story of Swami Vivekananda and his time in America.
by
Michael Ledger-Lomas
via
London Review of Books
on
February 2, 2023
Reframing the Story of Harvard’s Humanist Chaplaincy
The time when Harvard made an atheist their head chaplain.
by
Leigh Eric Schmidt
via
Religion & Politics
on
November 2, 2021
Thoreau in Love
The writer had a deep bond with his mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson. But he also had a profound connection with Emerson’s wife.
by
James Marcus
via
The New Yorker
on
October 11, 2021
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