Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968

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Douglas Horton ( 1891-1968 ) was born in Brooklyn, New York . He received a BA from Princeton University in 1912 and a BD from Hartford Theological Seminary in 1915 . In 1915, he also was ordained to the Congregationalist ministry. He served congregations in Middletown, Connecticut ; Brookline, Massachusetts ; and Chicago, Illinois . While pastor of the United Church of Hyde Park in Chicago, he began teaching at Chicago Theological Seminary in 1933 . He was selected as general secretary of the General Council of the Congregational and Christian Churches in 1938 ; and was instrumental in the eventual merger of the Congregational Church with the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ in 1957 . In 1955, he was appointed dean of Harvard Divinity School and served until 1959 . He also translated Karl Barth 's The Word of God and the Word of Man ( 1928 ); edited The Basic Formula for Church Union ( 1938 ); and authored The Art of Living Today ( 1935 ), The Meaning of Worship ( 1959 ) and Toward an Undivided Church ( 1967 ).

From the guide to the Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968. Papers, 1955., (Andover-Harvard Theological Library, Harvard Divinity School)

Douglas Horton (1891-1968) was John Lord O'Brien Professor of Divinity and also Dean of the Harvard Divinity School from 1955-1959.

From the description of Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973297

From the description of Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973298

From the description of Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973296

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creatorOf Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968. Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968. Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions archives, 1810-1961. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, E-K. Houghton Library
referencedIn Henry David Gray Papers, 1924-1981 Yake University Divinity School Library
referencedIn Harvard Divinity School. Records of the Office of the Dean, 1816-1976 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Paul Tillich. Papers, 1886-1994 Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn William Ernest Hocking papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968. Papers, 1955. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
creatorOf Horton, Douglas, 1891-1968. Papers of Douglas Horton, 1954-1968 (inclusive). Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Gray, Henry David, 1908-. Henry David Gray papers, 1910-1985 (inclusive). Yake University Divinity School Library
referencedIn La Piana, George, 1879-1971. Papers, 1878-1972. Andover-Harvard Theological Library
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Birth 1891-07-29

Death 1968-08-22

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