Democracy Versus Authority in Church (and State)

Authors

Earl Clement Davis
Carl Heath Kopf

Document Type

Manuscript

Files

Date

5-11-1936

Summary

This address, written with Carl Heath Kopf, minister of the Mt. Vernon Church of Boston, was delivered at the Massachusetts Convention of Congregational Ministers in King’s Chapel, Boston. They argue that the direction of history is from Authority, Revelation, and Obedience to Freedom, Discovery, and Consent. They discuss early efforts of the Pilgrims in the creation of a congregational focused church.

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Keywords

Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, democracy

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement and Kopf, Carl Heath, "Democracy Versus Authority in Church (and State)" (1936). Manuscripts, 1933-1953. 4.
https://commons.clarku.edu/petersham_manuscripts/4

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