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William Ellery Channing

1780 - 1842

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William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Channing was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. His religion and thought were among the chief influences on the New England Transcendentalists although he never countenanced their views, which he saw as extreme. His espousal of the developing philosophy and theology of Unitarianism was displayed especially in his "Baltimore Sermon" of May 5, 1819, given at the ordination of the theologian and educator Jared Sparks (1789–1866) as the first minister of the newly organized First Independent Church of Baltimore. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Ellery Channing is the 2,853rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,847th in 2019), the 7,964th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,558th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Ellery Channing ranks 2,853 out of 3,187. Before him are Theognostus of Alexandria, Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada, Mario Francesco Pompedda, Adam Maida, Jean Margéot, and Ján Babjak. After him are Oliver Plunkett, Ajahn Brahm, Hirotugu Akaike, Birinus, Cædmon, and Roger Mahony.

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Among people born in 1780, William Ellery Channing ranks 52. Before him are Johann Friedrich Adam, Yakov Sannikov, Henry Salt, Michele Tenore, Antonie Brentano, and Jørgen Jørgensen. After him are Edward Hicks, Robert Torrens, Richard Rush, Robert Smirke, William J. Duane, and Israel Pickens. Among people deceased in 1842, William Ellery Channing ranks 38. Before him are Aylmer Bourke Lambert, Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse, Leona Vicario, Aleksey Koltsov, Wilhelm Gesenius, and Henry Shrapnel. After him are Archibald Menzies, William Hobson, James Barbour, John Sell Cotman, Amos Eaton, and Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Ellery Channing ranks 7,966 out of 20,380. Before him are Anita Borg (1949), Tamina Snuka (1978), Grace Park (1974), Tisha Campbell-Martin (1968), Nancy Kress (1948), and Mumia Abu-Jamal (1954). After him are Casey Kasem (1932), Constance Towers (1933), Robert Jarvik (1946), Rick Warren (1954), Theodore Roberts (1861), and Herman Glass (1880).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Ellery Channing ranks 77. Before him are Francis Spellman (1889), Adoniram Judson (1788), Walter Breuning (1896), Mother Angelica (1923), Daniel DiNardo (1949), and Adam Maida (1930). After him are Roger Mahony (1936), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), James Stafford (1932), Avery Dulles (1918), and Sylvester Graham (1794).

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