58 James Russell 184–89 Appendix G Analysis: attempts to lower God Man’s Lowell Writing Rubric 2-1: to his level (Rom. ) Poem 59 Oliver Wendell 190–93 Thought and Discussion: Biblically Holmes evaluating theme of Holmes’s (2 Cor. –5:9) 60 Unit 5 Review 61 Unit 5 Test Unit 6: Transcendental Optimists 62–64 196–207 Transcendentalism: Transcendentalism versus a biblical worldview Ralph Waldo Biography and Analysis: Emerson’s Emerson ideas of man, nature, the Bible and the perfectibility of society Analysis: Comparing views of God and man (Edward Taylor, Benjamin Franklin, and Emerson) Thought and Discussion: Biblically evaluating individual statements from Emerson’s work 65–67 Henry David 208–21 Headnotes: Christians and government Thoreau ( 13:1–7; 1 Pet. etc.); a Christian –14; view of self-reliance (Col. 1:17; Acts ), asceticism (Col. 2:20–23; 1 Tim. man, and nature Application: A biblical view of conscience (1 Cor. 8:7, 12; 1 Tim. 4:2; etc.) 68–70 Walt Whitman 222–37 Biography and Analysis: Biblical evaluation of ideas (divinity Whitman’s of man, freedom from restraints) and influence Potential Problems: Rejecting man’s sinfulness Analysis: A Christian view of death Application: Whitman reflecting 2 Tim. 3:2 Thought and Discussion: Whitman’s pantheistic symbol compared to Scripture 71 Unit 6 Review Appendix I 72 Unit 6 Test Unit 7: Transcendental Pessimists 73–76 Edgar Allan 240–62 Writing Rubric 2-1: Biography: Biblical assessment of Poe’s Poe Poem pessimistic portrayal of life and man’s Writing Rubric 4-1: nature Historical Sketch Application: Using biblical allusions to reinforce tone 77–--80 Nathaniel 262–306 Biography and Analysis: biblical view ’s Hawthorne of man and state in the world man’s Analysis: condemnation of ’s transcendentalism and Unitarianism Application: Evaluating modern views of man and God and tracing the desires that motivate these views based on
58 James Russell Lowell 184–89 Appendix G Writing Rubric 2-1: Poem Analysis: Man’s attempts to lower God to his level (Rom. ) 59 Oliver Wendell Holmes 190–93 Thought and Discussion: Biblically evaluating Holmes’s theme of (2 Cor. –5:9) 60 Unit 5 Review 61 Unit 5 Test Unit 6: Transcendental Optimists 62–64 Ralph Waldo Emerson 196–207 Transcendentalism: Transcendentalism versus a biblical worldview Biography and Analysis: Emerson’s ideas of man, nature, the Bible and the perfectibility of society Analysis: Comparing views of God and man (Edward Taylor, Benjamin Franklin, and Emerson) Thought and Discussion: Biblically evaluating individual statements from Emerson’s work 65–67 Henry David Thoreau 208–21 Headnotes: Christians and government ( 13:1–7; 1 Pet. –14; etc.); a Christian view of self-reliance (Col. 1:17; Acts ), asceticism (Col. 2:20–23; 1 Tim. man, and nature Application: A biblical view of conscience (1 Cor. 8:7, 12; 1 Tim. 4:2; etc.) 68–70 Walt Whitman 222–37 Biography and Analysis: Biblical evaluation of Whitman’s ideas (divinity of man, freedom from restraints) and influence Potential Problems: Rejecting man’s sinfulness Analysis: A Christian view of death Application: Whitman reflecting 2 Tim. 3:2 Thought and Discussion: Whitman’s pantheistic symbol compared to Scripture 71 Unit 6 Review Appendix I 72 Unit 6 Test Unit 7: Transcendental Pessimists 73–76 Edgar Allan Poe 240–62 Writing Rubric 2-1: Poem Writing Rubric 4-1: Historical Sketch Biography: Biblical assessment of Poe’s pessimistic portrayal of life and man’s nature Application: Using biblical allusions to reinforce tone 77–--80 Nathaniel Hawthorne 262–306 Biography and Analysis: ’s biblical view of man and man’s state in the world Analysis: ’s condemnation of transcendentalism and Unitarianism Application: Evaluating modern views of man and God and tracing the desires that motivate these views based on