THOREAU, Henry David

THOREAU, Henry David
(1817-1862)
   American TRANSCENDENTALIST philosopher whose reflections on self-sufficiency in his book Walden (1854), and FAITH have greatly influenced POSITIVE THINKING and WORD OF FAITH type CHRISTIAN movements.

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