Liberal Religion in 19th-century Northampton: The First Church Splits in Two
A Zoom Presentation by Rich West
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Date:
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Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7 pm
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Unitarian Church, Built 1825
Main Street, Northampton, Massachusetts |
Historic Northampton trustee Rich West will tell the story of how in the 1820s Northampton’s liberal and conservative Congregationalists struggled to reconcile their theological differences. When they failed, a new church - what is now the Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence - came into being.
Rich West has lived in Northampton since 1995 and been a trustee of Historic Northampton since 2016. He owns Periodyssey, a business which buys and sells 19th-century American paper. He is the author of five books and the editor of four on his passion, American political cartooning. Pre-registration is required to receive the Zoom link. Sliding scale admission $5-25. |