PeaceBang
The manic mind of the minister -- Auntie Mame Meets Cotton Mather. Blogging about Unitarian Universalism, UU Christian spiritual practice, occasional cultural and political ravings, and the inner life of ministry. PeaceBang is the alter ego of a small town pastor serving an historic New England Unitarian Universalist congregation.
Mr. Emerson
July 26, 2005 on 12:10 pm | In Uncategorized |July 15th came and went and I forgot to encourage you to read Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Divinity School Address, which he gave to the graduating class of divines at Harvard on July 15, 1838.
Well, here it is. If you’re a Unitarian Universalist, you ought to acquaint yourself with it:
http://www.vcu.edu/engweb/transcendentalism/authors/emerson/essays/dsa.html
If you’re a fan of “Self-Reliance,” remember that it was written soon after the firestorm that was unleashed as a result of the “Address.” Emerson was feeling hurt, misunderstood and defensive; hence the slightly defiant, juvenile tone of “Self-Reliance.”
Enjoy.
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