Chapter XXIII

THE UNITED STATES: THE UNITARIAN CHURCH.--THE UNIVERSALISTS.

Novelty in American History, 534
Separation of Church and State, 534-536
Relations between the Old World and the United States, 536, 537
The Unitarian Church:
The Venerable Stoddard, 537, 538
Jonathan Edwards, 538
The Half-Way Covenant, 538
James Freeman, 538, 539
Early Unitarian Publications, 539, 540
Unitarianism in Harvard University, 540
Andover Theological Seminary, 540, 541
Controversy between Channing and Worcester, 541
William Ellery Channing, 541-544
The Unitarian Creed, 544-553
The _Christian Examiner_, 553
The Young Men's Christian Union, 553-558
The Unitarian National Convention, 558-560
Present state of the Unitarian Church, 560
Universalism:
Rise in America, 560, 561
Doctrines of Universalism, 561, 562
Present state of Universalism, 562, 563

CHAPTER XXIV.

THE UNITED STATES CONTINUED: THEODORE PARKER AND HIS SCHOOL.

Early Attachment of the Unitarians to the Doctrine of Miracles, 564 Theodore Parker: His Personal History, 564, 565 His Course toward Orthodoxy, 566 His Opinions, 566-571 Influence of American Skepticism, 571, 572 Frothingham's juvenile Work, 572, 573 "Liberal Christianity," 573-575 Duty of the American Church, 575, 576

CHAPTER XXV.

INDIRECT SERVICE OF SKEPTICISM--PRESENT OUTLOOK.

Great Success the Result of strong Opposition, 577-579 Biblical Study indirectly benefited by the Attacks of Rationalism, 580, 581 Improvement of Church History, 581-583 Estimate of the Life of Christ, 583-586 The Evangelical Church: Necessity of an impartial View of Science, 586, 587 The proper Way to combat Skepticism, 587, 588 Unity a Requisite of Success, 588, 589

APPENDIX.

Literature of Rationalism:
Germany, Holland, Switzerland, 590-595
Rationalistic Periodicals in Germany, 595
France, 595-598
Rationalistic Periodicals in France, 598
Great Britain and the United States, 599-606
Literature of Unitarianism and Universalism: 606-609
Unitarian Periodicals, 609
Universalist Periodicals, 609-610

INDEX, 611-623

HISTORY OF RATIONALISM.