After a short pastorate at Brandon, Vermont, he was successively professor of English literature at the University of Vermont (1845–1852), professor of sacred rhetoric in Auburn Theological Seminary (1852–1854), professor of church history in Andover Theological Seminary (1854–1862), and, after one year as associate pastor of the Brick Church of New York City (1862–1863), professor of sacred literature (1863–1874) and of systematic theology (1874–1890) in Union Theological Seminary. He died in New York City on November 17, 1894.[3][4]
Published worksedit
Dr. Shedd was a high Calvinist and was one of the most notable systematic theologians of the American Presbyterian church. His great work was Dogmatic Theology (3 vols, 1888–1894). He served as editor of Coleridge's Complete Works (7 vols, New York, 1894).[3] He also wrote:
The Influence of Temperance Upon Intellectual Discipline: A Discourse Delivered Before the Temperance Society of the University of Vermont (1844)
Lectures on the Philosophy of History (1856), in which he applied to history the doctrine of organic evolution
Discourses and Essays (1856)
A Manual of Church History (2 vols, 1857), a translation of Guericke
^Dogmatic Theology, ed. by Alan Gomes. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R, 2003. p.16
^James Marsh Summary. Retrieved July 17, 2019 – via www.bookrags.com.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Shedd, William Greenough Thayer". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 817.
william, greenough, thayer, shedd, june, 1820, november, 1894, american, presbyterian, theologian, from, massachusetts, bornjune, 1820acton, massachusettsdiednovember, 1894, 1894, aged, york, yorkalma, materuniversity, vermontandover, theological, seminaryoccu. William Greenough Thayer Shedd June 21 1820 November 17 1894 was an American Presbyterian theologian from Massachusetts William Greenough Thayer SheddBornJune 21 1820Acton MassachusettsDiedNovember 17 1894 1894 11 18 aged 74 New York New YorkAlma materUniversity of VermontAndover Theological SeminaryOccupation s Theologian professor Contents 1 Life 2 Published works 3 References 4 External linksLife editWilliam Greenough Thayer Shedd was the son of the Reverend Marshall Shedd and Eliza Thayer and was born in Acton Massachusetts on June 21 1820 1 In 1835 Shedd enrolled at the University of Vermont and became a protege of UVM president James Marsh Under the influence of his mentor Shedd was deeply affected by the thought of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Transcendentalism 2 He graduated from UVM in 1839 and taught school for one year during which time he began to attend the Presbyterian church Being called to the ministry Shedd entered Andover Theological Seminary in 1840 and studied under theologian Leonard Woods He graduated in 1843 After a short pastorate at Brandon Vermont he was successively professor of English literature at the University of Vermont 1845 1852 professor of sacred rhetoric in Auburn Theological Seminary 1852 1854 professor of church history in Andover Theological Seminary 1854 1862 and after one year as associate pastor of the Brick Church of New York City 1862 1863 professor of sacred literature 1863 1874 and of systematic theology 1874 1890 in Union Theological Seminary He died in New York City on November 17 1894 3 4 Published works editDr Shedd was a high Calvinist and was one of the most notable systematic theologians of the American Presbyterian church His great work was Dogmatic Theology 3 vols 1888 1894 He served as editor of Coleridge s Complete Works 7 vols New York 1894 3 He also wrote The Influence of Temperance Upon Intellectual Discipline A Discourse Delivered Before the Temperance Society of the University of Vermont 1844 Lectures on the Philosophy of History 1856 in which he applied to history the doctrine of organic evolution Discourses and Essays 1856 A Manual of Church History 2 vols 1857 a translation of Guericke A History of Christian Doctrine 2 vols 1863 Homiletics and Pastoral Theology 1867 Sermons to the Natural Man 1871 Theological Essays 1877 Literary Essays 1878 Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans 1879 Sermons to the Spiritual Man 1884 The Doctrine of Endless Punishment 1885 3 References edit Dogmatic Theology ed by Alan Gomes Phillipsburg NJ P amp R 2003 p 16 James Marsh Summary Retrieved July 17 2019 via www bookrags com a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Shedd William Greenough Thayer Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 817 Gomes 17 18External links edit nbsp Wikiquote has quotations related to William Greenough Thayer Shedd nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to William Greenough Thayer Shedd Works by William Greenough Thayer Shedd at Project Gutenberg Works by or about William Greenough Thayer Shedd at Internet Archive Works by William Greenough Thayer Shedd at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp nbsp This biographical article about person in connection with Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Greenough Thayer Shedd amp oldid 1209970860, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
