George Park Fisher
Encyclopedia
George Park Fisher was an American theologian and historian who was noted as a teacher and a prolific writer. He was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts
, graduated from Brown University
in 1847, studied theology at Yale Divinity School
and in Germany, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1851. From 1854 to 1861, he was professor of divinity at Yale, and he later became a professor of ecclesiastical history and an emeritus professor in 1901. He was president of the American Historical Association
in 1898.
Wrentham, Massachusetts
Wrentham is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 10,955 at the 2010 census.- History :Wrentham was first settled by the English in 1660 and officially incorporated in 1673. It was burned down during King Philip's War 1675-1676. For a short time, it was the...
, graduated from Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
in 1847, studied theology at Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School is a professional school at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. preparing students for ordained or lay ministry, or for the academy...
and in Germany, and graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1851. From 1854 to 1861, he was professor of divinity at Yale, and he later became a professor of ecclesiastical history and an emeritus professor in 1901. He was president of the American Historical Association
American Historical Association
The American Historical Association is the oldest and largest society of historians and professors of history in the United States. Founded in 1884, the association promotes historical studies, the teaching of history, and the preservation of and access to historical materials...
in 1898.
Works
- Essay on the Supernatural Origin of Christianity (1865)
- History of the Reformation (1873)
- The Beginnings of Christianity (1877)
- Faith and Rationalism (1879)
- The Christian Religion (1882)
- The Grounds of Historic and Christian Belief (1883)
- The Christian Religion (1886)
- Manual of Christian Evidences (1890)
- Brief History of the Nation (1890)
- Colonial History of the United States (1892)
- Manual of Natural Theology (1893)
- History of the Christian Church (1893)
- History of Christian Doctrine (1896)
- Outline of Universal History (1904)
External links
- 1898 Presidential Address to the American Historical Association