The Pantheist Index

Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803 - 1882): Preacher who left the Unitarians to explore other religious ideas, developing Transcendentalism and an idealist form of Pantheism.

Up to: 19th Century

• Nature Complete text of Nature (1936), including original introduction by the author.

• New England Transcendentalism Discusses transcendentalism's roots, focusing on Emerson as the central and most influential figure.

• Ralph Waldo Emerson Comprehensive information on Ralph Waldo Emerson, his life and his works.

• The Transparent Eyeball Discussion of Emerson's Pantheist views and selected quotes from Nature (1936).

• University of Science and Philosophy - The World of Cosmic Unity Article by Laara Lindo describes Emerson's development of American transcendentalism and his interaction with other Pantheists of the period such as Whitman and Burroughs.