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Wall memorial erected in St Mary's Church, Ware, England by Charles Chauncy's direct descendant in 1907. Charles Chauncy (baptized 5 November 1592 – 19 February 1672) was an Anglo-American Congregational clergyman, educator, and secondarily, a physician. He was the second President of Harvard.
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Chauncy wurde in die Elite-Klasse der puritanischen Kaufleute geboren, die Boston beherrschte. Sein Urgroßvater Charles Chauncy (1592–1671), nach dem er benannt wurde, war der zweite Präsident von Harvard. Sein Vater war ein erfolgreicher Bostoner Kaufmann. Chauncy wurde an der Boston Latin School und am Harvard College ausgebildet. Im Alter von 19...
Neben Jonathan Edwards, seinem großen Gegner, war Chauncy wahrscheinlich der einflussreichste Geistliche seiner Zeit in Neuengland. Anders als Edwards wandte Chauncy sich gegen die Erweckungsbewegung (Great Awakening), die zwischen 1739 und 1745 die britischen Kolonien Nordamerikas erfasste. Als Gelehrter misstraute Chauncy aller Gefühlsbetontheit....
Biograf Charles H. Lippy schrieb: „Chauncy war in erster Linie ein traditioneller puritanischer Kleriker … In der Regel unterstützte Chauncy Zeit seines Lebens diejenigen Geistlichen, die die traditionelle Etikette [der herrschenden Elite] Neuenglands wahrten.“. Obwohl dieser puritanische Stamm in England Dissidenten war (also die Liberalen), waren...
1742: The Wonderful Narrative: Or A Faithful Account Of The French Prophets, Their Agitations, Ecstasies, And Inspirations (1742)1743: Seasonable thoughts on the state of religion in New England1755: A letter to a friend giving a concise but just, account, according to the advices hitherto1770: A reply to Dr. Chandler's 'Appeal defendedEdward M. Griffin: Old Brick: Charles Chauncy of Boston, 1705–1787. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis 1980, ISBN 978-0816657773Charles H. Lippy: Seasonable Revolutionary: The Mind of Charles Chauncy. Nelson Hall, Chicago 1981, ISBN 978-0882296258Charles Chauncy, 'Old Brick', Fights Revivalists, Damnation and a Warbei firstchurchbostonhistory.org, abgerufen am 2. Januar 2019.Unitarian Universalist Association: Introducing Charles Chauncy. Auf uua.org, abgerufen am 11. Februar 2019.Edward M. Griffin: Old Brick: Charles Chauncy of Boston, 1705–1787. University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis 1980, S. viii (Google Books) – Im Original: “[Chauncy] played a role in the major ev...Charles Chauncy (born Jan. 1, 1705, Boston—died Feb. 10, 1787, Boston) was a great-grandson of the elder Charles Chauncy. He was a Congregationalist minister and one of the leading critics of the Great Awakening ( q.v.) revivalist movement in the British American colonies in the mid-18th century.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Charles Chauncy (1 January 1705 – 10 February 1787) was an American Congregational clergyman. He is known for his opposition to the First Great Awakening and his contributions to the development of Unitarianism and Liberal Protestantism, particularly his insistence on rational religion and defense of universal salvation.
Charles Chauncy was a great-grandson of the Rev. Charles Chauncy, who was the second president of Harvard College, and a grandson of the Rev. Isaac Chauncy, who was the minister of Berry Street Meetinghouse in London. His father was Charles Chauncy, a prosperous merchant in Boston.
- Emily Mace
Charles Chauncy (baptized Nov. 5, 1592, Yardley-Bury, Hertfordshire, Eng.—died Feb. 19, 1672, Cambridge, Mass. [U.S.]) was an American clergyman and the second president of Harvard College, described by Cotton Mather as “a most incomparable scholar.”
30. Okt. 2020 · Gegen Ende seines Lebens verfasste Chauncy religiös-philosophische Traktate, die die liberale Glaubensform des amerikanischen Unitarismus vorbereiten halfen. In den ersten Jahren seiner Pfarrerstätigkeit vertritt Chauncy eine relativ dogmatische Form des Puritanismus.
