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John Bovee Dods
1795–1872
A restless 19th-century thinker, preacher, and lecturer, this American writer moved from Universalist sermons into mesmerism, spiritualism, and what he called "electrical psychology." His books capture a curious moment when religion, science, and the occult often overlapped.
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Twenty-Four Short Sermons On The Doctrine Of Universal Salvation
by John Bovee Dods
About the author
Born in New York in 1795 and later active in Maine and New York, John Bovee Dods was a preacher, lecturer, and prolific writer whose career took several unusual turns. Early in life he was associated with Universalist preaching, and some of his published works were collections of sermons and religious reflections.
Over time, he became better known for writing and lecturing about mesmerism, spiritualism, and the mind. Works such as The Philosophy of Electrical Psychology helped make him part of a wider 19th-century conversation about mental influence, healing, and unseen forces, placing him on the borderland between popular science, religion, and occult belief.
Dods died in 1872, but his writings still stand out as vivid examples of an era when American readers were deeply interested in new spiritual ideas and experimental theories of consciousness. For listeners today, he offers a window into the strange, energetic world of nineteenth-century reform, revival, and speculation.