Harry Emerson Fosdick | |
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| Born | May 24, 1878 |
| Died | October 5, 1969 Bronxville, New York, U.S.[2] |
| Education | BA, Colgate University, 1900 studied at Colgate Seminary, 1900–1901 BD, Union Theological Seminary, 1904 MA, Columbia University, 1908[1] |
| Occupation | Protestant Christian minister |
| Spouse | Florence Allen Whitney[2] |
| Children | Elinor Fosdick Downs, Dorothy Fosdick[2] |
| Parent(s) | Frank Sheldon Fosdick, Amy Inez Fosdick[2] |
| Church | Baptist[1] |
| Ordained | November 18, 1903[2] |
Congregations served | First Baptist Church, Montclair, NJ, 1904–15 First Presbyterian Church ("Old First" of Manhattan), New York City, NY, 1918–25 Park Avenue Baptist Church/Riverside Church, New York City, NY, 1925–30/1930–46[1] |
Offices held | Pastor,[1] associate pastor[3] |
Harry Emerson Fosdick (May 24, 1878 – October 5, 1969) was an American pastor. Fosdick became a central figure in the fundamentalist–modernist controversy within American Protestantism in the 1920s and 1930s and was one of the most prominent liberal ministers of the early 20th century. Although a Baptist, he was called to serve as pastor, in New York City, at First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan's West Village, and then at the historic, inter-denominational Riverside Church in Morningside Heights, Manhattan.[4][5][6]
- ^ a b c d Balmer, Randall; Fitzmeir, John R (1993). The Presbyterians (Denominations in America). Greenwood Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-313-26084-1.
- ^ a b c d e f Fiske, Edward B (October 6, 1969). "Harry Emerson Fosdick Dies; Liberal Led Riverside Church". The New York Times. p. 1. Retrieved July 25, 2007.
- ^ Pultz, David. "The Merging of Three Churches". First Presbyterian Church. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved July 23, 2007.
- ^ Fosdick, Harry Emerson (1956). The Living of These Days. New York: Harper. p. 132.
- ^ Miller, Robert Moat (1985). Harry Emerson Fosdick: Preacher, Pastor, Prophet. US: Oxford University Press. p. 576. ISBN 978-0-19-503512-4.
- ^ "Central Presbyterian Church". The New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Retrieved July 23, 2007.