Daniel Day Williams
Encyclopedia
Daniel Day Williams was a process theologian
, professor, and author. He served on the joint faculty of the University of Chicago
and the Chicago Theological Seminary
, and later at Union Theological Seminary
in New York City
. Williams was a member of the United Church of Christ
.
Process theology
Process theology is a school of thought influenced by the metaphysical process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and further developed by Charles Hartshorne . While there are process theologies that are similar, but unrelated to the work of Whitehead the term is generally applied to the...
, professor, and author. He served on the joint faculty of the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and the Chicago Theological Seminary
Chicago Theological Seminary
The Chicago Theological Seminary is a seminary of the United Church of Christ. It prepares women and men for leadership in the church and society through Master of Divinity , Master of Arts in Religious Studies , Master of Sacred Theology , Doctor of Ministry , and Doctor of Philosophy programs...
, and later at Union Theological Seminary
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York
Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York is a preeminent independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan between Claremont Avenue and Broadway, 120th to 122nd Streets. The seminary was founded in 1836 under the Presbyterian Church, and is affiliated with nearby Columbia...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Williams was a member of the United Church of Christ
United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ is a mainline Protestant Christian denomination primarily in the Reformed tradition but also historically influenced by Lutheranism. The Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches united in 1957 to form the UCC...
.
Works
- God's Grace and Man's Hope, Harper & Row, 1949 (Rauschenbush Lectureship), reprint 1965, online edition
- What Present-Day Theologians Are Thinking, Harper & Brothers, 1952, revised ed. 1959, 3rd ed. 1967, Greenwood Publications revised ed. 1978: ISBN 0-313-20587-6
- Basic Christian Affirmations, National Council of Churches, 1953
- Christian Teaching and Christian Beliefs, United Church Board for Homeland Ministries, 1955
- The Advancement of Theological Education, with H. Richard Niebuhr and James Gustafson, Harper & Brothers, 1955, published online as The Purpose of the Church and its Ministry
- The Ministry in Historical Perspectives, edited with H. Richard Niebuhr, Harper & Brothers, 1956, online edition
- The Family Learns About Jesus, Pilgrim Press, 1960
- The Minister and the Care of Souls, Harper, 1961, online edition
- The New Life in Christ: The meaning and experience of continuing redemption, 1965
- Spirit and the Forms of Love, Harper & Row, 1968, University Press of America 1981 reprint, ISBN 0-8191-1692-0 online edition
- The Andover Liberals;: A Study in American Theology, Octagon Press, 1970
- Essays in Process Theology, edited with Perry D. LeFevre, Exploration Press 1985, ISBN 0-913552-25-9