1992/10/29 by David Young · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment #American Constitutional Law and Politics #Religion and Society Interactions #Dignity #Faith #Context (archaeology) #Biography #Philosophy #Classics #Art history #Religious studies #Theology #History #Law #Political science
paper · doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263395.001.0001
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F.D. Maurice (1805–72) was one of Victorian Britain's most controversial thinkers. Although he came from a Unitarian family and counted leading Unitarians as his friends, their influence on his work has never been seriously examined. The purpose of this new book is to look at his life and teaching in the light of Unitarianism. Maurice's faith had a distinctly Christological emphasis, but he continued to value his Unitarian heritage. His concern with the Fatherhood of God and the dignity of the human race owes much to his family background. This study opens with a compact history of Unitarianism during the lifetimes of Maurice and his father, a Unitarian minister. A series of biographical sketches draws on hitherto unpublished material to set Maurice's work in its historic context. Final chapters compare the central themes of his theology with the teaching of his Unitarian contemporaries.