Smooth Preaching (1 results)
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Published by New York 1823
- First Edition
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB)
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. First edition, 12mo, pp. 20; removed from binding, wrappers wanting; light spotting, otherwise clean and sound. The "smooth preaching" of the title refers to flattering or soft preaching that supplies excuses and apologies for sinful behavior, rather than the strict and judgmental preaching that Walker favors. Thi…s was a popular enough lecture to get three printings within the year. Walker was "the pre-eminent expounder of the metaphysics of early nineteenth-century Unitarianism, of a common-sense realism combined with a simple piety and a lofty ethical tone" (DAB). Not in American Imprints; Sabin 101059.
