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Lyman Beecher (October 12, 1775 – January 10, 1863) was a Presbyterian minister, and the father of 13 children, many of whom became writers or ministers, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher, and Thomas K. Beecher .
Lyman Beecher (born October 12, 1775, New Haven, Connecticut—died January 10, 1863, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) was a U.S. Presbyterian clergyman in the revivalist tradition and an important figure in the Second Great Awakening.
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11 ott 2010 · A Presbyterian minister, leading revivalist and social reformer, Lyman Beecher helped build the organizations that became known as the "benevolent empire" and gave religion in America its ...
13 feb 2019 · A native of Connecticut, Beecher was licensed as a Congregational clergyman—though his first pastorate was a Presbyterian church in East Hampton, Long Island.
11 mag 2018 · A Presbyterian clergyman, Lyman Beecher (1775-1863) was one of the outstanding American preachers and revivalists before the Civil War. He achieved national fame as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies.
26 lug 2020 · Lyman Beecher was one of the most influential Protestant preachers of the 19th century, as well as father to some of the nation's greatest preachers, writers, and social activists.
20 lug 2010 · But in his day, Lyman Beecher, a prominent pastor and latter president of Lane Seminary, was a powerful proponent of moral reform and chief architect of what has been called America's “voluntary establishment” of religion.
