The Life of Reverend Charles Fletcher Dole (Event Video)

Professor Paul Burlin, the author of the new book Charles F. Dole, Liberal Theology and Reform: A Life Well-Lived provides a talk about this remarkable clergyman who served at the First Church in Jamaica Plain, Unitarian Universalist for over 40 years. Dole’s theology served as the rationale for his engagement with a wide range of contested issues including temperance, race, gender, imperialism, and war. Dole authored over thirty books including textbooks used in many high school civics and economics courses.  Burlin’s new book is dedicated to recovering and analyzing Dole’s extraordinary life.

This event was held on April 30, 2023 at 2:00 p.m at the First Church in JP, UU. Click on the triangle below to watch the presentation. 

In the talk Prof. Burlin mentions several other people about whom we have additional information:

Rev. Dole’s son, James Drummond Dole: The Pineapple King

Emily Greene Balch, Nobel Peace Prize Winner (who cited Rev. Dole as a major influence)

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