1844 – James Freeman Clarke announced the opening of Meadville Theological School in Pennsylvania. It opened without endowment. Read more about James Freeman Clarke at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. The post January 27 first appeared on Harvard Square Library.

1848 – Henry David Thoreau, a Transcendentalist, delivered a speech at the Concord Lyceum on Resistance to Civil Government. Read more about Henry David Thoreau at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. The post January 26 first appeared on Harvard Square Library.

1759 – Robert Burns, the beloved national poet of Scotland and composer of “Auld Lang Syne,” was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. He published several satires of orthodox revivalism for which he is celebrated by Unitarians of Scotland as a religious forbearer. Though he was not formally connected with Unitarianism, there is no doubt about his … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 25

1556 The second Synod of the Reformed Brethren (Socinians) in Poland adopted Unitarian positions and rejected the Nicene and Athanasian creeds. The post January 24 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.

1887 William Greenleaf Eliot, Jr., founder of the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi River, died at age 75. In addition to serving as the church’s minster from 1834-1887, he was the founder of Washington University in St. Louis. Read more about William Greenleaf Eliot, Jr. at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 23

1556 Peter Giezek declared his Unitarianism at the Calvinist synod in Poland and went on to form the first Unitarian organization in Europe. The post January 22 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism.

1738 – Ethan Allen was born. His book, Reason: The Only Oracle of Man, strongly influenced the Universalist theology of Hosea Ballou. Allen and his brothers assembled the Green Mountain Boys in what is now Vermont. While leading troops in the American Revolution, he was captured and made a British prisoner of war from 1775-1778. … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 21

1856 – Harriot Stanton Blatch was born in Seneca Falls, New York. She helped Susan B. Anthony complete the three-volume History of Woman Suffrage and worked on that cause in England for twenty years before writing Mobilizing Woman Power. The post January 20 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 20

1561 After being forced to sign a confession of faith at a synod in Poland, George Blandrata, a Socinian, left Poland for Transylvania where he served as court physician to Prince John Sigismund, who had recently converted to Unitarianism. The post January 19 first appeared on Harvard Square Library. Read more at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 19

1778 – Joseph Tuckerman was born in Boston. He became the first Unitarian minister-at-large to assist the needy. In 1834, he founded the Benevolent Fraternity of Churches in Boston, which became a major influence on the development of professional social work. Read more about Joseph Tuckerman at: www.HarvardSquareLibrary.org – the digital library of Unitarian Universalism. … Continue reading This Day in Unitarian Universalist History January 18