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Title: Humanity in the City
Note: Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Summary: "Humanity in the City" by E. H. Chapin is a collection of discourses written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the complexities of urban life and the moral, social, and spiritual challenges found within a bustling city. Chapin, through his sermons, aims to highlight the lessons of humanity as observed in the streets, focusing on issues such as poverty, wealth disparity, and the moral obligations of individuals toward one another amidst the chaos of urban existence. The opening of the work begins with a preface where Chapin establishes his intention to address the everyday realities of life in the city through a moral and religious lens. He introduces the first discourse, "The Lessons of the Street," which emphasizes how urban life serves as a source of profound spiritual and moral lessons. He describes the vivid contrasts seen in the city, from wealth to poverty, and critiques societal neglect of the poor. Furthermore, he advocates for a recognition of the shared humanity and spiritual unity among all individuals, regardless of their social status, suggesting that true understanding and compassion can emerge from this awareness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell), 1814-1880
EBook No.: 26441
Published: Aug 27, 2008
Downloads: 53
Language: English
Subject: Sermons, American
Subject: Universalist Church of America -- Sermons
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Humanity in the City
Note: Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits:
Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by The
Internet Archive/American Libraries.
Summary: "Humanity in the City" by E. H. Chapin is a collection of discourses written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the complexities of urban life and the moral, social, and spiritual challenges found within a bustling city. Chapin, through his sermons, aims to highlight the lessons of humanity as observed in the streets, focusing on issues such as poverty, wealth disparity, and the moral obligations of individuals toward one another amidst the chaos of urban existence. The opening of the work begins with a preface where Chapin establishes his intention to address the everyday realities of life in the city through a moral and religious lens. He introduces the first discourse, "The Lessons of the Street," which emphasizes how urban life serves as a source of profound spiritual and moral lessons. He describes the vivid contrasts seen in the city, from wealth to poverty, and critiques societal neglect of the poor. Furthermore, he advocates for a recognition of the shared humanity and spiritual unity among all individuals, regardless of their social status, suggesting that true understanding and compassion can emerge from this awareness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Chapin, E. H. (Edwin Hubbell), 1814-1880
EBook No.: 26441
Published: Aug 27, 2008
Downloads: 53
Language: English
Subject: Sermons, American
Subject: Universalist Church of America -- Sermons
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.