Abbott, Lyman
Abbott, Lyman( 1835–1922),son of Jacob Abbott, was the successor of Henry Ward Beecher both in the pulpit of his Plymouth Church (Congregational) in Brooklyn and as editor of The Outlook (originally The Christian Union). He was a leader of the modern rational outlook upon religion, opposing ultra-refined theological controversy and championing scientific views such as the reconciliation of the Darwinian theory with Christianity. His books include Christianity and Social Problems (1896), The Theology of an Evolutionist (1897), Henry Ward Beecher (1903), Reminiscences (1915), and What Christianity Means to Me (1921).
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