Part one of term paper
Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of America's most influential authors and thinkers. In the 19th century, his writings were considered dangerous and revolutionary. Emerson taught that each man must think for himself and he also believed in the concept of the oversoul. He wanted to find a way to express a modern relationship between man and God ...

Part two of term paper
... by society. Society as it was then and as it is now is very different. Times have changed and different ideas and philosophies are being accepted. In our modern world a pantheist theory like this one would not be criticized as it was in the 19th century. Some people might say that it would go against the church but there would be many people that believe in it. Another of Emerson's ideas is that of the oversoul. The oversoul is Emerson's name for God. He sees God as an entity and inside it ...