William Dwight Porter Bliss

The Reverend
William Dwight Porter Bliss
Born(1856-08-20)August 20, 1856
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
DiedOctober 8, 1926(1926-10-08) (aged 70)
New York City, New York, US
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
ReligionChristianity (Congregationalist · Anglican)
ChurchEpiscopal Church (United States)
Ordained
  • c. 1882 (Congregationalist)
  • 1886 (Episcopal deacon)
  • 1887 (Episcopal priest)

William Dwight Porter Bliss (1856–1926) was an American Episcopal priest and one of the most famous and influential Christian socialists at the turn of 20th century. As a devout churchman, organizer, public speaker and an editor of numerous publications for over 40 years, Bliss became a central figure for the entire Christian socialist movement.[1]

  1. ^ Burns, David (2013). The Life and Death of the radical historical Jesus. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 64.