Theodore Parker

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Theodore Parker was a prominent 19th-century American transcendentalist minister and social reformer known for his influential abolitionist and progressive theological views.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Unitarian minister
abolitionist
human
transcendentalist
burialPlace English Cemetery, Florence
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1810-08-24
dateOfDeath 1860-05-10
describedBySource 19th-century American transcendentalist minister and social reformer
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: "Harvard College"

Harvard Divinity School
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Parker
famousQuotation The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
genre religious essay
sermon
social commentary
givenName Theodore
influenced Abraham Lincoln
American liberal Protestantism
Martin Luther King Jr.
knownFor abolitionism
progressive theology
social reform
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Transcendental Club
movement Transcendentalism
nativeLanguage English
notableWork A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity
Sermons of Religion
Theodore Parker’s Prayers
occupation minister
social reformer
theologian
writer
placeOfBirth Lexington, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Florence
surface form: "Florence, Italy"
positionHeld minister of the 28th Congregational Society of Boston
religion Unitarianism
sexOrGender male
spouse Lydia Dodge Cabot Parker
supported abolition of slavery
social equality
women’s rights
workLocation Boston, Massachusetts

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Transcendentalism hasKeyFigure Theodore Parker
Transcendental Club hasMember Theodore Parker
John Parker hasRelative Theodore Parker
The Dial publishedWorkBy Theodore Parker

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