The complete online text of Two Christmas Celebrations by Theodore Parker.

Theodore Parker (1810-1860), American clergyman and militant, was a leading advocate of transcendentalism and a vocal abolitionist. Theodore Parker was born in Lexington, Mass., on Aug. 24, 1810. His schooling was scanty, but he eagerly educated himself....

If Ralph Waldo Emerson represents what literary historians call the New England "Renaissance," Emerson's fellow Transcendentalist Theodore Parker represents what might be called the New England "Reformation." Both men started their careers as Unitarian c...

Parker was selected by Octavius Brooks Frothingham (in his Transcendentalism in New England) to serve as the type figure of "The Preacher" of the movement. He was, to be sure, not the only preacher among the Transcendentalists. But Ralph Waldo Emerson le...

It has been written that everything happens for a reason and that when things don't go as planned, there are situations created and challenges presented that are opportunities to learn. Jenna Naone firmly believes that. On July 27, Jenna, who is 22,...

Byline: Post staff report The holiday spirit will blow into Newport and Covington on Dec. 1 with neighborhoods in both cities heralding the season with a variety of Christmas events. Newport's East Row Historic District will offer its 2001 Victorian Christmas...