Albert Baldwin Dod
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Albert Baldwin Dod was an American
Presbyterian theologian and professor of mathematics. He was born in Mendham, New Jersey
, and after a religious awakening while at college in Princeton
, Dod became affiliated with the influential Princeton Theologians
. He published frequently in the group's chief outlet, the Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review, edited by Charles Hodge
. Among his publications there, an attack on Transcendentalism
(perhaps written with James Waddel Alexander
; published in the January 1839 issue) attracted wide notice and was later republished by Andrews Norton
. For much of his life he taught mathematics at the College, and participated in theological discussion and preaching at the Seminary
, in Princeton. The Doctorate in Divinity, though, was conferred on him by the University of North Carolina
and by New York University
. Dod died of pleurisy
after a brief illness.
United States
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Presbyterian theologian and professor of mathematics. He was born in Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham, New Jersey
Mendham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,097.While New Jersey was an English colony, Mendham Township was formed on March 29, 1749 as a new governmental entity, from portions of Hanover Township, Morris Township,...
, and after a religious awakening while at college in Princeton
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, Dod became affiliated with the influential Princeton Theologians
Princeton theologians
The Princeton theology is a tradition of conservative, Christian, Reformed and Presbyterian theology at Princeton Theological Seminary, in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The appellation has special reference to certain theologians, from Archibald Alexander to B.B...
. He published frequently in the group's chief outlet, the Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review, edited by Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge
Charles Hodge was the principal of Princeton Theological Seminary between 1851 and 1878. A Presbyterian theologian, he was a leading exponent of historical Calvinism in America during the 19th century. He was deeply rooted in the Scottish philosophy of Common Sense Realism...
. Among his publications there, an attack on Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism
Transcendentalism is a philosophical movement that developed in the 1830s and 1840s in the New England region of the United States as a protest against the general state of culture and society, and in particular, the state of intellectualism at Harvard University and the doctrine of the Unitarian...
(perhaps written with James Waddel Alexander
James Waddel Alexander
James Waddel Alexander was an American Presbyterian minister and theologian who followed in the footsteps of his father, Rev. Archibald Alexander.-Early life:...
; published in the January 1839 issue) attracted wide notice and was later republished by Andrews Norton
Andrews Norton
Andrews Norton was an American preacher and theologian. Along with William Ellery Channing, he was the leader of mainstream Unitarianism of the early and middle 19th century....
. For much of his life he taught mathematics at the College, and participated in theological discussion and preaching at the Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary is a theological seminary of the Presbyterian Church located in the Borough of Princeton, New Jersey in the United States...
, in Princeton. The Doctorate in Divinity, though, was conferred on him by the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
and by New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
. Dod died of pleurisy
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy....
after a brief illness.
External links
- Biographical information from Annals of the American Pulpit by W.B. Sprague, 1858; also contains a memorial letter by Hodge
- Essays, theological and miscellaneous, reprinted from the Princeton Review : Second series, including the contributions of the late Rev. Albert B. Dod, D.D.. Wiley and Putnam, 1847.
- The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review, Index Volume (1825-1868). Part II. Index to Authors. pp. 151–155.
- Analytical Geometry. Albert Baldwin Dod. The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review Vol. 13 No. 4 (1841).
- Vestiges of Creation. The Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review Vol. 17 No. 4 (1845).