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William Ellery Channing

William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians.

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American Unitarian clergyman (1780–1842)

Born 7 Apr 1780
Died 2 Oct 1842

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  • Cover of: The Complete Works of W.E. Channing

    First published in 2018 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A sermon delivered at the ordination of the Rev. Jared Sparks, to the pastoral care of the First Independent Church in Baltimore, May 5, 1819
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    First published in 1819 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: People's edition of the entire works of W. E. Channing, D.D.: complete in two volumes.

    First published in 1843 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A sermon on war: delivered before the Convention of Congregational Ministers of Massachusetts, May 30, 1816, and published at the request of the officers of the Peace Society of Massachusetts

    First published in 1816 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A letter to the Hon. Henry Clay: on the annexation of Texas to the United States.
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    Cover of edition lettertohonhenry00chan First published in 1837 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: A sermon, preached in Boston, April 5, 1810, the day of the public fast

    First published in 1810 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Unitarian Christianity

    First published in 2020 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Slavery

    First published in 1836 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The free mind

    First published in 1953 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Works of William E. Channing

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  • Cover of: Slavery

    First published in 2013 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Essays, English and American: with introductions and notes.
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    Cover of edition essaysenglishan02changoog Cover of edition essaysenglishan00lowegoog First published in 1910 — 3 editions
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    Cover of edition cu31924029477175 First published in 1840 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Christian views of human suffering

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  • Cover of: A discourse on the evidences of revealed religion: delivered before the University in Cambridge at the Dudleian lecture, March 14, 1821
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    First published in 1821 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Dr. Channing's note-book: passages from the unpublished manuscripts of William Ellery Channing, selected by his granddaughter, Grace Ellery Channing.
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    First published in 1887 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The duties of children: a sermon, delivered on Lord's day, April 12, 1807, to the Religious Society in Federal Street, Boston

    First published in 1807 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The future life: a sermon preached on Easter Sunday, 1834, in the Federal Street Church, Boston

    First published in 1835 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Lectures on the elevation of the laboring portion of the community

    First published in 1863 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Objections to Unitarian Christianity considered

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American Unitarian clergyman (1780–1842)

Born 7 Apr 1780
Died 2 Oct 1842

Subjects

Unitarianism, Unitarian churches, Sermons, History, Theology, American Sermons, Slavery, Controversial literature, Doctrines, Unitarian Universalist churches, Unitarians, War, Ordination sermons, Bible, Abolitionists, Christianity, Clergy, English Sermons, Moral and ethical aspects, Sermons, American, Apologetics, Biography, Peace, Temperance, Working class

Places

United States, Massachusetts, Boston, France, West Indies, Maryland, Texas, Baltimore, England, Baltimore (Md.), British West Indies, Lenox, New York (State), Pennsylvania, Providence, Rhode Island

People

William Ellery Channing (1780-1842), Jared Sparks (1789-1866), Jesus Christ, John Milton (1608-1674), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Charles Follen (1796-1840), François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon (1651-1715), Noah Worcester (1758-1837), Samuel Worcester (1770-1821), Frederick A. Farley (1800-1892), John Gallison (1788-1820), Joseph John Gurney (1788-1847), Joseph Tuckerman (1778-1840), Mellish Irving Motte (1801-1881), Napoléon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Ezra S. Gannett (1801-1871), Ezra Stiles Gannett (1801-1871), Henry Clay (1777-1852), Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857), Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), John Emery Abbot (1793-1819), John Milton (1608-1674,), Nathaniel Lardner (1684-1768), Thomas Chalmers (1780-1847)

Time

19th century, War of 1812, 1842, 1837-1841, 1801-1815, 1809-1817, 1811-1841, 17th century, 1812-1815, 1836, 1839, 1840, 1841, Invasion of 1814, Restoration, 1814-1830, To 70 A.D.

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Alternative names

  • William Ellery Channing I

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