Henry Churchill King
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Henry Churchill King was an American theologian and educator.
At Oberlin
from 1884, he taught in mathematics
, philosophy
, and theology
. From 1902 to 1927, he was president of the college. In 1919, he served on the King-Crane Commission
, whose recommendations on the fair and just disposition of non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire might, had they been followed, have averted many of the tragedies that have come to pass in the Middle East since that time. The findings of that commission, suppressed until 1922, were finally made public in the KING-CRANE COMMISSION REPORT and shed tremendous light on the wishes of the indigenous peoples of the region, as to who would be entrusted with the various mandates, the future of Palestine, and other vital issues. He was prominent in the councils of the Congregational Church
and a moderator (1919–21) of its National Council as well as chairman (1921–27) of the Congregational Foundation for Education.
At Oberlin
Oberlin College
Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, noteworthy for having been the first American institution of higher learning to regularly admit female and black students. Connected to the college is the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the oldest continuously operating...
from 1884, he taught in mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
, and theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
. From 1902 to 1927, he was president of the college. In 1919, he served on the King-Crane Commission
King-Crane Commission
The King-Crane Commission was an official investigation by the United States government during the summer of 1919 concerning the disposition of non-Turkish areas within the former Ottoman Empire...
, whose recommendations on the fair and just disposition of non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire might, had they been followed, have averted many of the tragedies that have come to pass in the Middle East since that time. The findings of that commission, suppressed until 1922, were finally made public in the KING-CRANE COMMISSION REPORT and shed tremendous light on the wishes of the indigenous peoples of the region, as to who would be entrusted with the various mandates, the future of Palestine, and other vital issues. He was prominent in the councils of the Congregational Church
Congregational church
Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
and a moderator (1919–21) of its National Council as well as chairman (1921–27) of the Congregational Foundation for Education.
Books by Henry Churchill King
- Reconstruction in Theology (1901)
- Rational Living (1905)
- The Ethics of Jesus (1910)
- Fundamental Questions (1917)
- For A New America In A New World (1919)
- The King-Crane Commission Report August 28, 1919
- Seeing Life Whole (1923)