Henry_C._Sheldon

Henry C. Sheldon

Henry C. Sheldon

American Methodist theologian and writer

Henry Clay Sheldon (March 12, 1845 - August 4, 1928), best known as Henry C. Sheldon, was an American Methodist theologian and writer.

Early life

Sheldon was born in Martinsburg, New York. He received his B.A. in 1867 and his M.A. in 1870 from Yale University.[citation needed] He was a pastor at two Methodist churches, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont from 1871 to 1872 and in Brunswick, Maine from 1872 to 1874. Later, though primarily a scholar and writer, he continued to preach occasionally.

Education

In 1874-1875 he studied at Leipzig University. When he returned to America in 1875, he was elected Professor of Systematic Theology at Boston University, where he remained until his retirement in 1921.[1][2]

Career

Sheldon was a prolific author of books about Christian history and comparative religions. He was critical of the ideas of New Thought and Theosophy.[3]

Personal life

In 1875, he married Mary Louise McLellan.[4] They had two sons.

Publications

References

  1. [1]
    Kelsey, Catherine L. Methodism in America (1840-1884): Intellectual Engagement with Schleiermacher, but No Embrace. In Jeffrey A. Wilcox, Terrence N. Tice, Catherine L. Kelsey. (2013). Schleiermacher's Influences on American Thought and Religious Life, 1835-1920: Volume One. Pickwick Publications. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-60608-005-4
  2. [2]
    "Henry C. Sheldon (1871)". Boston University School of Theology.
  3. [3]
    Burr, Nelson Rollin. (2015 edition). Critical Bibliography of Religion in America, Volume IV, Parts 1 and 2. Princeton University Press. p. 344. ISBN 978-0691625744
  4. [4]
    "Henry Clay Sheldon". Find a Grave.
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