W. Stanford Reid
William Stanford Reid (13 September 1913 – 28 December 1996), usually cited as W. Stanford Reid, was a professor of history at McGill University and the University of Guelph and a Presbyterian Church in Canada minister. He held a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pennsylvania (1941). He also had a divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary, studying under the Presbyterian scholar J. Gresham Machen.[3]
W. Stanford Reid | |
|---|---|
| Born | William Stanford Reid 13 September 1913 |
| Died | 28 December 1996 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Presbyterian) |
| Church | Presbyterian Church in Canada |
| Ordained | 1941[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | The Growth of Anti-Papalism in Fifteenth Century Scotland (1941) |
| Doctoral advisor | Arthur Charles Howland[2] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Institutions | |
Notes edit
He was the son of Rev. William Dunn Reid and Daisy Sanford. His brother was Stewart Reid - Montreal, Quebec. His parents were Joseph Reid b. 1838 and Janet Dunn b. 1863. His grandparents were some of the first Scottish settlers in the Eastern Townships of Quebec arriving in the late 1820s. His grandparents were William Reid and Jean Gould and Andrew Dunn and Elisabeth Oliver.[4]
References edit
- ^ "W. Stanford Reid — A Classic Case of Exclusion". 12 October 1999.
- ^ MacLeod, A. Donald. "Stanford Reid's Legacy for Christian Academics" (PDF). The Canadian Society of Presbyterian History. p. 7. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Predestination by W. S. Reid
- ^ A Genealogy of the Reid Family by W.D. Reid, 1938
Further reading edit
- "W. Stanford Reid -- A Classic Case of Exclusion". A. Donald Macleod. Fall 1999 Channels, Vol. 16 No. 1.
- W. Stanford Reid: an evangelical Calvinist in the academy. A. Donald Macleod. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 2004. ISBN 0-7735-2818-0.
- "Lutheranism In The Scottish Reformation". W. Stanford Reid. Westminster Theological Journal. Vol.7 No.2. May 1945.
- "The Historical Development of Christian Scientific Presuppositions". W. Stanford Reid. JASA. Vol.27 (June 1975): 69–75.
- "Science and Miracle: Another Approach". W. Stanford Reid. JASA. Vol.31 (September 1979): 171–172.
- Reid's response to "Original Sin as Natural Evil" (article by Richard H. Bube). JASA. Vol.27 (December 1975):171-180.
External links edit
- Reid's Worldcat identity