The Living of These Days
Autobiography
By: Harry Emerson Fosdick
Date: 1956
Source: Fosdick, Harry Emerson. The Living of These Days: An Autobiography. New York: Harper and Row, 1956, 144–147.
About the Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick (1878–1969) was born in Buffalo, New York. A Baptist minister, Fosdick was a famous author and preacher who served prominent churches in New York City. A theological liberal, Fosdick opposed Fundamentalism in the 1920s. He died on October 5, 1969, at the age of ninety-one.
Introduction
Harry Emerson Fosdick's parents were devout Baptists, but they encouraged freedom of inquiry and the discussion of unorthodox ideas. An excellent student, Fosdick graduated from Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, in 1900. He decided to enter the ministry and enrolled in Hamilton Theological Seminary, where he studied with the liberal evangelical theologian...
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1920's Religion Primary Sources
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