The Collected Works Of. P - Softcover

Theodore Parker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461939614 ISBN 13: 9780461939613

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

The Collected Works Of. P by Theodore Parker. This late-antebellum collection gathers Parker’s reform writings and a Christmas tale, blending abolitionist theology with social statistics and a vision of an inclusive New England community. The volume surveys the moral and political economy of slavery, the effects of bondage on both enslaved people and white citizens, and argues for immediate abolition within a Christian framework grounded in the Golden Rule. Interwoven with sermons such as those on Massachusetts life and the effects of wealth, the pieces also present a detailed demographic portrait of Massachusetts, highlighting population, education, health, poverty, and reform institutions to illustrate democratic potential and social needs. A notable centerpiece is a Christmas story in which Aunt Kindly and Uncle Nathan organize an inclusive Child’s Festival that invites children of all backgrounds, challenging xenophobia and sectarian divides. Framed by urgent calls for education, civic virtue, and humane public policy, the book articulates a reformist program that seeks to unite religion, democracy, and human rights in a practical blueprint for national renewal. Across its sections, the work treats merchants, labor, and public policy as interdependent, urging a moral economy that supports schooling, prisons, libraries, and medical care as public goods.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461939614
• ISBN 13: 9780461939613
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 552