John Gmeiner (5 December 1847, Bärnau, Bavaria - 17 February 1915, Richfield, Minnesota) was a United States Roman Catholic clergyman.

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He studied at St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was ordained priest in 1870, was professor in the seminary, and later in St. Thomas Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota. In 1899 he became rector of St. Francis' Church, Buffalo, Minnesota, and from 1902 until his death was rector of St. Raphael's Church, Springfield, Minnesota. In 1893 he addressed the World's Parliament of Religions at Chicago on "The Primitive and Prospective Religious Unity of Mankind".[1]

Gmeiner was advocate of theistic evolution.[2]

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His publications include:[1]

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  1. ^ a b Rines 1920.
  2. ^ Numbers, Ronald L; Stenhouse, John. (2001). Disseminating Darwinism: The Role of Place, Race, Religion, and Gender. Cambridge University Press. pp. 183-184. ISBN 0-521-62071-6

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