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J. Allanson (James Allanson) Picton
1832–1910
A Victorian writer, preacher, and public thinker, he moved easily between religion, philosophy, and politics. His work is closely tied to the lively world of nineteenth-century Liberal debate and dissenting belief.
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Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern
by J. Allanson (James Allanson) Picton
About the author
Born in Liverpool on August 8, 1832, James Allanson Picton was the son of the architect and civic figure Sir James Allanson Picton. He studied at the Liverpool High School, then at Owens College and the University of London, before entering the ministry.
Picton served as a Congregational minister in Manchester and Leicester, but he became known more widely through his writing and public life. He published on religion, philosophy, and politics, and was associated with ideas described as Christian pantheism, bringing a reflective and questioning tone to his work.
He later entered Parliament as a Liberal, representing Leicester from 1881 to 1894. Alongside his political career, he continued to write extensively, and he remained a distinctive voice among Victorian nonconformists and reform-minded intellectuals until his death on February 4, 1910.