Synopses & Reviews
Review
"This is an especially lucid and well-written biographical essay on an important, lately neglected, thinker in American religious history and literary culture. Delbanco observes Channing's development as the leading figure in the crisis Boston Unitarianism faced in separating from Congregational Puritanism. By tracing the growth of Channing's thought, the author gives a broader view of the relation between religious and political issues. His readings are sympathetic, not indulgent. While one wishes that Delbanco had been more detailed about the Baltimore sermon, he treats the minister's role in the antislavery movement judiciously. This is an excellent survey of a man of letters and the cloth facing the challenges in his culture." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)
About the Author
Andrew Delbancois Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities at <>Columbia University. Among his manypublications are The Puritan Ordealand The Real American Dream: A Meditation on Hope(both from Harvard).