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title: 'Lectures upon the Philosophy of History'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
requiresPurchase: false
authors:
- 'William Greenough Thayer Shedd'
date: 1857-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Philosophy (General)'
- 'Church History'
scriptures:
- 'Genesis 1'
- 'Hebrews 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/shedd-1857-lectures-upon-the-philosophy-of-history
---

# Lectures upon the Philosophy of History

Shedd’s lectures argue that history is a continuous, organic development rooted in a created beginning and governed by divine providence. They reject atomistic and chance accounts in favor of connected, teleological growth.

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