Dr. William Ellery Channing was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton, one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. He was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. Dr. Channing's religion and thought were among the chief influences on the New England Transcendentalists, … Wikipedia
William Ellery Channing was a minister at the Federal Street Church in Boston during the early part of the 19th century. Many of his sermons shaped and defined the "Unitarian Controversy" and are therefore considered definitive of American Unitarianism. www.americanunitarian.org/channing.htm
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Unitarian Universalism, a liberal religious tradition, encourages us to keep open minds, believing that personal experience, conscience, and reason should be the final authorities in religion. www.uua.org/info/Channing-WilliamEllery2.jpg
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