Lyman Abbott

Lyman Abbott
Lyman Abbott (1835–1922) was an American theologian, editor, and author known for his progressive religious views. He served as editor of "The Christian Union," later renamed "The Outlook," where he promoted social reform and liberal Christianity. Abbott was a close friend of President Theodore Roosevelt and supported the Social Gospel movement. Among his notable works are "Christianity and Social Problems" and "The Evolution of Christianity," where he explored the intersection of faith and social issues.

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This book was not made; it has grown. When three years ago I left the pulpit to engage in literary work and took my seat among the laity in the pews, I found that many ecclesiastical and religious subjects presented a different aspect from that which they had presented when I saw them from the pulpit. I commenced in the CHRISTIAN UNION, in a series of "Letters from a Layman," to discuss from my... more...

AN INTERPRETER OF LIFE. Poetry, music, and painting are three correlated arts, connected not merely by an accidental classification, but by their intrinsic nature. For they all possess the same essential function, namely, to interpret the uninterpretable, to reveal the undiscoverable, to express the inexpressible. They all attempt, in different forms and through different languages, to translate the... more...