James B. Gibbs lecture notebooks 1846 Gibbs, James B. lecture notebooks

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James B. Gibbs lecture notebooks 1846 Gibbs, James B. lecture notebooks

This collection consists of two volumes of lecture notes that James B. Gibbs compiled while he was a resident student at Yale Divinity School in 1846. The lectures, delivered by Yale professors Nathaniel W. Taylor, Chauncey Allen Goodrich, and J. Gibbs, concern a range of theological and philosophical topics, including the history and practices of Christianity, information about other religions, and contemporary philosophical thought regarding ethics and government.

2 volumes

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6391052

William L. Clements Library

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Goodrich, Chauncey A. (Chauncey Allen), 1790-1860

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, merchant, magistrate and coroner. From the description of Chauncey S. Goodrich papers, 1831-1909. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418435 American clergyman and lexicographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, to Norman White, 1855 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269577165 Chauncey Allen Goodrich. From the description of Memorial album, 1860. (American Antiquarian Society)...

Yale College (1718-1887). Theological Dept.

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Taylor, Nathaniel W. (Nathaniel William), 1786-1858

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Gibbs, James B. (James Burnet), 1822-1850

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James Burnet Gibbs was born in Norwalk, Ohio, on May 21, 1822, the son of David Gibbs and Elizabeth Lockwood. He graduated from Yale College in 1843, and entered Yale Divinity School the following year. In 1845, he received his license to preach, and he remained at Yale as a resident student until after the death of his fiancée, Tirzah M. Williams, in August 1847. He then returned to Norwalk and Hudson, Ohio, but finding himself in ill health, he temporarily moved south. He later re...