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Harry Emerson Fosdick

Born

in Buffalo, New York, The United States

May 24, 1878

Died

October 05, 1969

Genre

Religion & Spirituality

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Harry Emerson Fosdick was an American clergyman. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He graduated from Colgate University in 1900, and Union Theological Seminary in 1904. While attending Colgate University he joined the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. He was ordained a Baptist minister in 1903. Fosdick was the most prominent liberal Baptist minister of the early 20th Century. Although a Baptist, he was Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church on West Twelfth Street and then at the historic, interdenominational Riverside Church (the congregation moved from the then-named Park Avenue Baptist Church, now the Central Presbyterian Church) in New York City.

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Average rating: 3.97 · 445 ratings · 97 reviews · 310 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Meaning of Prayer 4.05 avg rating — 66 ratings — 152 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Being a Real Person 4.12 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1943 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	گردونه تاریخ جلد 06 : مارتین لوتر: اصلاحگر کلیسا by Harry Emerson Fosdick, فریدون بدره‌ای (ترجمه) 3.43 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1956 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shall the Fundamentalists Win?: Or The New Knowledge and the Christian Faith 3.11 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life of Saint Paul by Harry Emerson Fosdick, Leonard Everett Fisher (Illustrator) 3.57 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Manhood of the Master: The Character of Jesus by Harry Emerson Fosdick, Michael W. Perry (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1913 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Meaning of Faith really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1916	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living of These Days: The Autobiography of Harry Emerson Fosdick 4.40 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1956 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man From Nazareth 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1950 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twelve Tests of Character 3.88 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1930 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.”
― Harry Emerson Fosdick

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“Life is like a library owned by the author.
In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.”
― Harry Emerson Fosdick

tags: life

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“Picture yourself vividly as winning and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success. Great living starts with a picture, held in your imagination, of what you would like to do or be.”
― Harry Emerson Fosdick

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