Book: George Berkeley In America In 1728 George Berkeley, the Irish philosopher and Anglican priest, came to America in the hope of founding a university in Bermuda and converting the Indians. He never reached Bermuda, where within a few years no Indians were left. Instead he settled in Newport, Rhode Island, one of the few places in New England that was hospitable to Anglicans. There his lively mind and sympathetic spirit involved him in a great variety of interests, though he stayed only thirty-three months. This book is a graceful snd authoritative account of an important episode in the life of a major philosopher and influential figure in the religious life of colonial New England.
Details of Book: George Berkeley In America Book: George Berkeley In America
Author: Edwin S. Gaustad
ISBN: 0300113447
ISBN-13: 9780300113440
, 978-0300113440
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 17082005
Publisher: Yale University Press
Number of Pages: 240
Language: English