Charles Fletcher Dole, Liberal Theology, and Reform: A Life Well Lived

This book offers a historical look at the life and theology of Charles Fletcher Dole.

Dole was born into what he described as an “ultra-orthodox” religious family. He was unable to accept the severe, quasi-Calvinist theology of his relatives, and when he attended Harvard College, he was influenced by the intellectual currents set in motion by Darwinism. He then tacked off to the radical wing of Unitarian theology. It was incumbent on the faithful-of any religious tradition-to live in ways t...