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John Emerson Roberts: Kansas City's ''Up-to-Date'' Freethought Preacher
by
Ellen Roberts Young (Goodreads Author)
Kansas City had many successful entrepreneurs at the turn of the last century. One of these was John Emerson Roberts who, like many others, came from elsewhere and matured with the city. A popular preacher, first as a Baptist, then as a Unitarian, Dr. Roberts was inspired by Robert Ingersoll to create his own independent "Church of This World." In this carefully researched...more
Kindle Edition, 248 pages
Published
June 16th 2011
by Xlibris
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I really enjoyed this book. It follows the life of John Emerson Roberts, who was a Freethought preacher in Kansas who also spent time in Chicago. I am active in the freethought movement being a Humanist and having worked for a Humanist organization. I am well aware of the problems our movement has with respectability, infighting and more.
What was interesting about this book was to find out that these are the same problems the freethought movement had back in the late 1800s early 1900s. It's depr...more
What was interesting about this book was to find out that these are the same problems the freethought movement had back in the late 1800s early 1900s. It's depr...more
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