“A Religious Recognition of Equality”: Liberal Spirituality and the Marriage Question in America, 1835–1850

Studying texts by Lydia Maria Child, Sarah Grimke, and Margaret Fuller, this article seeks to recover the early phases of a dialogue that moved marriage away from an institution grounded in ideas of unification and toward a concept of marriage grounded in liberal ideas about equality. It seeks to si...

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Main Author: Gregory Garvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Religions
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/8/9/183