The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

Religious Delusions

"Religious Delusions." New York Saturday Press, May 28, 1859, 2.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
commentary
Abstract

Upon recent news of a woman who set herself on fire because she believed the world would shortly turn to Chaos, illicits some thoughts on self immolation and zealots and their disconnect from true Christianity.