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Abner Kneeland (April 7, 1774 – August 27, 1844) was an American evangelist and theologian who advocated views on women's rights, racial equality, ...
Jul 24, 2024 · In 1838, American skeptic and freethinker, Abner Kneeland, was the last man prosecuted and jailed in the US for the “crime” of blasphemy.
Abner Kneeland

Abner Kneeland

Abner Kneeland was an American evangelist and theologian who advocated views on women's rights, racial equality, and religious skepticism that were radical for his day. As a young man, Kneeland was a lay preacher in a Baptist church, but he... Wikipedia
Born: April 7, 1774, Gardner, MA
Died: August 27, 1844 (age 70 years), Iowa
Children: 12
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Abner Kneeland (1774–1844), Universalist clergyman and freethinker, was born in what later became Gardner, Massachusetts. He attended common schools and spent ...
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Speech Of Abner Kneeland Delivered Before The Supreme Court Of The City Of Boston, In His Own Defence, On An Indictment For Blasphemy. November Term, 1834.
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Jul 18, 2023 · This speech is a historic piece of American literature that challenges traditional religious beliefs and advocates for free thought. In it, ...
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Boston: 1835. 32pp. Disbound, Good+. ... "Kneeland was accused of being an atheist and underwent five trials on charges of blasphemy... The prosecution portrayed ...
Abner Kneeland was an 1838 Massachusetts state court case, notable for being the last time a court in the United States jailed a defendant for blasphemy.
Kneeland himself was a story of continually developing liberalism. In 1803 he became a Universalist after spending a few years as a Baptist preacher. He stayed ...
On this day in 1833, religious and social reformer Abner Kneeland printed a letter deemed so blasphemous by a Massachusetts court that it landed the former ...