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Show parson, been dreaming his dream, and the this book was born. In it he put all he ha -it was a summing up of his inmost belief ‘The things that he dare not fully explai in the pulpit are here put plainly-the oneness of Creation, the absurdity of a specia revelation, the declaration that God speak to any and all who will listen, and that n institution or man can by any possibilit monopolize or even represent the divin for other men. To the source of Power w all have access At this time Emerson had no ambition i the line of letters. It was Truth that interested him, not fame For the first few months it attracted littl attention. But the challenge in it arouse several New England clergymen to answe it, and then it began to sell In a few months no more copies were t be had Emerson refused to allow the publisher t print another edition. He had had his say @ When he gave his famous Divinity Address in 1838, two years after, he fired shot heard round the world. It burned hi bridges cos Alma Mate hi th fellowshi o hi and the favor of most of hi Digital image © 2005 Marriott Li |
