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This thesis is a study in the history of ideas which discusses the work and thought of the Unitarian biblical critic, classical historian and philologist John Kenrick (1788-1877). It examines evidence to suggest that during his productive life Kenrick made an intellectual transi…

The abolitionists’ radical commitment to principle over expediency prompted a split from conventional methods and institutions. Major abolitionist figures such as William Lloyd Garrison distanced themselves from established, centralized religions. The presence of abolitionists w…