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Born May 24, 1878 • Buffalo • New York
Died October 5, 1969 (aged 91) • New York
Subjects Of Study theological liberalism

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Dwight L. Moody
American evangelist
St. John of Ávila
Spanish religious reformer
Friedrich Schleiermacher
Friedrich Schleiermacher
German theologian
Billy Graham
Billy Graham
American evangelist
Aimee Semple McPherson
Aimee Semple McPherson
American religious leader
Jemima Wilkinson
American religious leader
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
American minister
Bushnell, Horace
Horace Bushnell
American theologian
Hannah Whitall Smith
American evangelist and reformer
Howard Thurman
American theologian and scholar
Lillien Jane Martin
American psychologist and educator
Guillaume Farel.
Guillaume Farel
French religious leader
Ochino, Bernardino
Bernardino Ochino
Italian religious reformer
“Sweet Daddy”
Charles Emmanuel Grace
American preacher
Amanda Smith
American religious leader
John Woolman
American religious leader
Parker, Theodore
Theodore Parker
American theologian
Phillips Brooks, 1893
Phillips Brooks
American clergyman
Samuel Davies
American minister
Barton W. Stone, engraving
Barton W. Stone
American clergyman