The Reverend Doctor

Doctor (title)

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 David Haxton Carswell Read, B.D.

Bachelor of Divinity

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 D.D. (January 2, 1910 - January 7, 2001) was a Scottish Presbyterian clergyman and author who served as Senior Minister at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York City

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, New York

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 from 1956 - 1989. He also served as the first Chaplain

Chaplain

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 of the University of Edinburgh

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 from 1949–1955 and as "Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

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" from 1952 - 1956.

Read was also taken prisoner by the Germans

Germany

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 while serving as Chaplain to the 51st Highland Division

British 51st (Highland) Infantry Division (World War II)

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 of the British Army

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 during World War II

World War II

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. He gained significant recognition for his book, published 1944, entitled Prisoners' Quest, about his experiences in the German POW camps.

Books by David H. C. Read

• Prisoners' quest : a presentation of the Christian faith in a prisoners of war camp, 1944
• The Christian Faith, 1956
• I am Persuaded, 1961
• Sons of Anak: The Gospel and the Modern Giants, 1964
• The Pattern of Christ, 1967
• Christian Ethics, 1968
• Religion without Wrappings, 1970
• Overheard, 1971
• Curious Christians, 1973
• Expanding Faith, 1973
• Sent from God: The Enduring Power and Mystery of Preaching, 1974
• Go & Make Disciples, 1978
• Unfinished Easter: Sermons on the Ministry, 1978
• The Faith Is Still There, 1981
• This Grace Given, 1984
• Grace Thus Far, 1986
• God Was in the Laughter: The Autobiography of David Haxton Carswell Read, 2005