Why Cardinal O'Connell is Wrong! [Three Bound Bundle]

Authors

Earl Clement Davis

Document Type

Manuscript

Files

Date

undated, circa 1905-1919

Summary

A long essay responding to a talk by Cardinal O'Connell of Boston. Unfortunately, we are unable to identify which talk Earl Davis is responding to. The piece is Davis' most complete argument against authority religion and in favor of democracy and freedom in religious considerations. He discusses previous failures in "infallible" religion, including Coperincus/Galileo, Darwin, and the morality of earning interest. He states that we will never outgrow religion, but we will outgrow certain religious institutions -- including, in Davis' view, all authority religions.

The primary downloadable document contains the original document followed by the transcription. The bottom of each item page also features the primary document as an embedded pdf for browsing.

Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.

Keywords

Earl Clement Davis, minister, Unitarianism, religion, philosophy, church, democracy

Recommended Citation

Davis, Earl Clement, "Why Cardinal O'Connell is Wrong! [Three Bound Bundle]" (2022). Manuscripts. 38.
https://commons.clarku.edu/pittsfield_manuscripts/38

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