Sermons, 1905-1919
Document Type
Sermon
Files
Date
6-27-1909
Summary
This is from the bound collection—“bundle #4”—that includes sermons from February 14, 1909 to December 26, 1909. Davis discusses Thomas Paine (1737-1809) in one of his history lessons provided in support of congregational education and written in the years before this sermon. See “Lecture IX: Thomas Paine and Theology Without the Church,”
Discusses the important contributions of Thomas Paine (1737-1809) to political thought -- including contributions to both the American and French revolutions -- and religious thought (with his book, The Age of Reason) for which he was harshly judged by the ecclesiastical authorities of the times. Earl Davis applauds his courageous commitment to saying his truth.
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Transcription by Davis Baird. Item description based off writing and context provided by Davis Baird.
Keywords
Earl Clement Davis, sermons, minister, Unitarianism, religion, philosophy, Thomas Paine
Recommended Citation
Davis, Earl Clement, "Our Debt to Thomas Paine, Patriot and Freethinker" (1909). Sermons, 1905-1919. 61.
https://commons.clarku.edu/pittsfield_sermons/61
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