Henry Goodwin Smith
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Henry Goodwin Smith was a United States
theologian, the son of Henry Boynton Smith
.
He was pastor of the Freehold (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church in 1886-1896, and from 1897 to 1903 was professor of systematic theology in Lane Theological Seminary
.
From notes of his lectures, William S Karr prepared two volumes of Dr. Smith's theological writings, Introduction to Christian Theology (1883) and System of Christian Theology (1884). Dr. Smith contributed articles on Calvin
, Kant
, pantheism
, miracle
s, reformed churches
, Schelling and Hegel to the American Cyclopaedia, and contributed to McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia
; and was editor of the American Theological Review (1859 sqq.), both in its original form and after it became the American Presbyterian and Theological Review and, later, the Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
theologian, the son of Henry Boynton Smith
Henry Boynton Smith
Henry Boynton Smith , United States theologian, was born in Portland, Maine.He graduated at Bowdoin College in 1834; studied theology at Andover, where his health failed, at Bangor, and, after a year as librarian and tutor in Greek at Bowdoin, in Germany at Halle, where he became personally...
.
He was pastor of the Freehold (New Jersey) Presbyterian Church in 1886-1896, and from 1897 to 1903 was professor of systematic theology in Lane Theological Seminary
Lane Theological Seminary
Lane Theological Seminary was established in the Walnut Hills section of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1829 to educate Presbyterian ministers. It was named in honor of Ebenezer and William Lane, who pledged $4,000 for the new school, which was seen as a forward outpost of the Presbyterian Church in the...
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From notes of his lectures, William S Karr prepared two volumes of Dr. Smith's theological writings, Introduction to Christian Theology (1883) and System of Christian Theology (1884). Dr. Smith contributed articles on Calvin
John Calvin
John Calvin was an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation. He was a principal figure in the development of the system of Christian theology later called Calvinism. Originally trained as a humanist lawyer, he broke from the Roman Catholic Church around 1530...
, Kant
Immanuel Kant
Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher from Königsberg , researching, lecturing and writing on philosophy and anthropology at the end of the 18th Century Enlightenment....
, pantheism
Pantheism
Pantheism is the view that the Universe and God are identical. Pantheists thus do not believe in a personal, anthropomorphic or creator god. The word derives from the Greek meaning "all" and the Greek meaning "God". As such, Pantheism denotes the idea that "God" is best seen as a process of...
, miracle
Miracle
A miracle often denotes an event attributed to divine intervention. Alternatively, it may be an event attributed to a miracle worker, saint, or religious leader. A miracle is sometimes thought of as a perceptible interruption of the laws of nature. Others suggest that a god may work with the laws...
s, reformed churches
Reformed churches
The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations characterized by Calvinist doctrines. They are descended from the Swiss Reformation inaugurated by Huldrych Zwingli but developed more coherently by Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger and especially John Calvin...
, Schelling and Hegel to the American Cyclopaedia, and contributed to McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia
McClintock and Strong's Cyclopaedia
The Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature is a reference work of ten volumes and two supplements published in the 19th century, co-authored by John McClintock, academic and minister, and Dr. James Strong, professor of exegetical theology...
; and was editor of the American Theological Review (1859 sqq.), both in its original form and after it became the American Presbyterian and Theological Review and, later, the Presbyterian Quarterly and Princeton Review.