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John Henry Barrows | |
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| 5th President of Oberlin College | |
| In office 1899 – June 3, 1902 | |
| Preceded by | William Gay Ballantine |
| Succeeded by | Henry Churchill King |
| Chairman of the General Committee of the World Parliament of Religions | |
| In office September 11–27, 1893 | |
| Preceded by | Started* |
| Succeeded by | Ended* |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1847 Medina Township, Michigan |
| Died | June 3, 1902 (aged 54) Oberlin, Ohio |
| Spouse | Sarah Eleanor |
| Alma mater | Olivet College (B.A., 1867) Yale Divinity School (1867–1868) Union Theological Seminary (1868–1869) Andover Theological Seminary (1875) |
| Profession | Clergyman, author |
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John Henry Barrows (1847–1902) was an American clergyman of First Presbyterian Church (Chicago) and Chairman of the 1893 General Committee on the Congress of Religions (later to be known as the World's Parliament of Religions). He claimed that Abraham Lincoln had become a Christian in 1863.[1][2]
Barrows is best known for organizing and leading World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago by bringing together renowned persons of different religious backgrounds from all over the world to increase interest in the studies of religions, clarify the misconceptions about varying religious traditions, and seemingly to show the supremacy of one religion over another.[3][4] He is more credited for introducing a new concept of "tolerance" and "understanding" between all nations and religions through Parliament of Religions for Americans.
He authored several books and notably two volumes of The World's Parliament of Religions: An Illustrated and Popular Story of the World's First Parliament of Religions, Held in Chicago in Connection with the Columbian Exposition of 1893.[5] An endowed chair at the University of Chicago Divinity School is named after him.[4][6][7]
- ^ Lincoln Memorial Album—Immortelles
- ^ John Henry Barrows (1847–1902), Chairman of the General Committee, Geistlicher der First Presbyterian Church, Chikago that Abraham Lincoln had become a Christian
- ^ "World Parliament of Religions". Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology. 1893. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ^ a b The World's Parliament of Religions
- ^ "Bibliography and Cited Works". Boston Collaborative Encyclopedia of Western Theology. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
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