WorkHenri-Benjamin Constant

De la Religion [On Religion]

Henri-Benjamin Constant (1767–1830) · 5 vols., 1824–1831

InferredFuller says ‘I shall read one of Constant’s books when I go to B.’; no specific title named. Constant’s most relevant works known to the Transcendentalists are De la Religion (1824–31) and Adolphe (1816). Fuller has been discussing the St Simonian school and their view that Christianity has fulfilled its mission.

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“I was interested by the doctrines of this school open to objection as they are on every side / One of the striking features is their confidence that / Christianity has already fulfilled its mission.”

Fuller, Margaret. "Journal Fragments." Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Inferred Fuller says ‘I shall read one of Constant’s books when I go to B.’; no specific title named. Constant’s most relevant works known to the Transcendentalists are De la Religion (1824–31) and Adolphe (1816). Fuller has been discussing the St Simonian school and their view that Christianity has fulfilled its mission.