What was the fundamental belief of the transcendentalists?

A.) organized religion was essential for transcendence

B.) literature was the only means to spiritual transcendence

C.) every person has a divine-like essence or core

D.) reason brings you closer to your spiritual core

Trascendentalism main belief is that every person has a divine-like essence or core (answer c). In effect, although transcendentalists affirm the importance of ideas and reason, they also say that ideas and reason are God's inspiration or God's presence in everything and everyone.

the correct answer is option C.

Explanation:

The concept of Transcendentalism evolved or raised in New England in the mid-nineteenth century, it is also called American Transcendentalism. It emerged as a protest against the culture and society of that time, especially the Unitarian church's doctrine. Some of the well-known transcendentalists are Ralph Waldo Emerson, Bronson Alcott, and George Putnam. Transcendentalists believed that there was an ideal spiritual state which transcends the empirical and physical, it can only be realized with a knowledgeable awareness. their ideas were inspired by Vedic thought and german idealism.

Thus, the correct answer is option C.