Download or read book The Benevolent Deity written by Robert John Wilson and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 1984-01-29 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ebenezer Gay (1718-96) has been called the father of American Unitarianism. Wilson's biography explores how Gay became the spiritual leader of two generations of clergymen who preached a humanistic, rational faith in post-Awakening New England.