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The Life and Thought of Charles Chauncy
Author(s): Lee Gibbs (Editor), Richard Hall (Foreword)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Feb. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 228 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773426183
- ISBN-13: 9780773426184
Book Description
This book comprises the manuscripts on the life and thought of Charles Chauncy as written by Norman B. Gibbs and edited by his son, Lee W. Gibbs. Well known for his opposition to Jonathan Edwards and what he regarded as the emotional excess of the Great Awakening, Chauncy also is also remembered for his vigorous protest against Anglican efforts to establish bishops in America. The book presents to the understanding of major currents in the history of American religious thought.
