Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

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Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

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The majority of the approximately 200 papers were written in connection with the Theological Discussion Group. The papers provide insight into the thoughts and Christian perspective of numerous American theologians and discuss various religious issues of the times. Papers arising from other organizations with similar intent are also contained in the collection. The Theological Discussion Group was established in 1934 as a series of two weekend retreat discussions during the academic year where prominent American theologians met to exchange ideas. The meetings were held at Yale Divinity School and in Washington, D.C.

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Protestant theologian, author, teacher, leader in the modern Ecumenical Movement; educated at Harvard University, Union Theological Seminary, and the Universities of Paris and Strasbourg. Taught at Oberlin College and Graduate School of Theology from 1925 to 1962. Horton died in Oberlin in 1966. From the description of Papers, 1903-67, 1925-67. (Oberlin College Library). WorldCat record id: 25681493 Horton earned his Harvard AB in 1917. From the description of No...

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Niebuhr, H. Richard (Helmut Richard), 1894-1962

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The Theological Discussion Group, meeting twice yearly in weekend retreat initially at Yale University, included Reinhold Niebuhr, Richard Niebuhr, Paul Tillich, Henry Van Dusen, James Luther Adams, Georgia Harkness and many other leading Christian thinkers. Papers were presented and critiqued, and issues concerning the evolution of Christianity and the modern world discussed. From the description of Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934-1961. (Columbia University In the City of ...

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Bennett, John C. (John Coleman), 1902-1995

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Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993

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Bainton, Roland Herbert, 1894-1984

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Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965

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Miller, Randolph Crump, 1910-2002

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Randolph Crump Miller was a Yale Divinity School professor in the field of Religious Education for more than twenty years beginning in 1952. From the description of Randolph Crump Miller Papers, 1932-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702165128 Randolph Crump Miller was born in Fresno, CA on October 1, 1910, the son of the Reverend Ray Oakley Miller and Laura Belle Crump Miller. He earned his B.A. degree from Pomona College in 1931. Miller ...

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The Theological Discussion Group was established in 1934 as a series of two weekend retreat discussions during the academic year where prominent American theologians met to exchange ideas. The meetings were held at Yale Divinity School and in Washington, D.C. From the description of Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934-1965 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702179257 ...

Pauck, Wilhelm, 1901-1981

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Bainton, Roland Herbert, 1894-1984

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Roland Bainton was born in England and emigrated first to Canada in 1898 and then to the United States in 1902. He received a B.A. from Whitman College, a B.D. from Yale Divinity School, and a Ph.D. from Yale, as well as many honorary degrees. Bainton taught church history at Yale Divinity School from 1920 to 1962, serving as Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History from 1936. Bainton wrote prolifically and was an authority on Luther and the Reformation, Christian attitudes toward war, C...

Tillich, Paul, 1886-1965

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Calhoun, Robert Lowry, 1896-1983

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