Edward Caldwell Moore (1851–1943) was an American theologian, brother of George Foot Moore and Frank Gardner Moore.
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| Born | October 15, 1851 |
| Died | 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Marietta College |
| Occupation(s) | Minister, theologian |
Early life and education edit
He was born at West Chester, Pa., the son of the Rev. William Eves Moore and his wife, Harriet.[1] He graduated from Marietta College in 1877 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1884; and studied at Berlin, Göttingen, and Gießen from 1884 to 1886. He received an honorary PhD from Brown University in 1891.
Career edit
Ordained to the Presbyterian ministry in 1884, he was pastor at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Yonkers, N. Y. (1886–1889), and at the Central Congregational Church of Providence, R. I. (1889–1901), where he led the church in constructing a new building.[2] In the latter year he became Parkman professor of theology at Harvard, where he was university preacher in 1905–1906. In 1914 he was elected president of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. His publications include The New Testament in the Christian Church (1904) and An Outline of the History of Christian Thought since Kant (1912)
References edit
- ^ "DR. EDWARD MOORE OF HARVARD DIES". The New York Times. March 28, 1943.
- ^ Chaney, John (23 September 2006). "History". Central Congregational Church.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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External links edit
- The Harvard Divinity School Library at Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts holds the records of Edward Caldwell Moore.
- Lectures on theologians and religious history
- Letters from Moore's mother and father, letters about his trip to Labrador in 1905, and about his trip to China in 1907
- Papers including sermons, addresses, lectures, prayers, biographical files, and correspondence
- Papers including personal scrapbooks, diaries, journals, and correspondence
- Works by Edward Caldwell Moore at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Edward Caldwell Moore at Internet Archive
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