Gaius Glenn Atkins
Gaius Glenn Atkins | |
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| Born | October 4, 1868 |
| Died | April 5, 1956 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Occupation | Minister |
| Spouse(s) | Ada Haynes |
Gaius Glenn Atkins (October 4, 1868 – April 5, 1956)[1][2] was a Congregational preacher, author, and a professor of homiletics at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City.
Early life and education[]
He was born in Mount Carmel, Indiana to Thomas Benjamin Atkins and Caroline Morris. He graduated from Ohio State University in 1888, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Cincinnati Law School in 1891, and graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1892. He received a D.D. degree from Dartmouth and an L.H.D. in 1923 from the University of Vermont. In 1933, he obtained his Litt.D. from Ohio State University.[3]
Career[]
He worked at Mount Hermon School from 1892-1894. He was ordained in 1895. He served churches in Greenfield, Massachusetts (1894-1900), Burlington, Vermont (1900-1906), First Congregational Church in Detroit (1906-1910, 1917), and at Central Congregational Church in Providence, Rhode Island from 1910 to 1917.[4][5] He was a professor of homiletics at Auburn Seminary from 1927-1939. He also lectured at Union Theological Seminary.[6]
He authored many titles on religion, including Modern Religious Cults and Movements.[4][7] One sermon preached at Central Church in 1914 was entitled The Right and Wrong of Feminism.[5] Atkins was critical of religious and other movements such as Baháʼí Faith, Christian Science, Unity Church, New Thought, and Theosophy.[8]
In 1914, he was the winner of the Carnegie Church Peace Union prize for the best essay on international peace.[9]
He preached at Wellesley College in 1916, and gave the Ohio State commencement address in 1933.[10][11]
Family life[]
He married Adalina Haynes (1867-1947) in Bellbrook, Ohio in 1892. Children included Helen, Morris, Laurence, and Robert Atkins.
He is buried with his wife in the Bellbrook Cemetery.[12]
Publications[]
- Pilgrims of the Lonely Road (1913)
- The Maze of the Nations and the Way Out (1915)
- The Godward Side of Life (1917)
- Jerusalem Past and Present: The City of Undying Memories (1918)
- Modern Religious Cults and Movements (1923)
- Religion In Our Times (1932)
- Master Sermons Of The Nineteenth Century (1940)
- History of American Congregationalism (1942)
References[]
- ^ "Gaius Glenn Atkins". Find a Grave.
- ^ "DR. GAIUS ATKINS, EDUCATOR, WAS 88". The New York Times. April 6, 1956.
- ^ Banta, R. E. (1949). Indiana Authors and Their Books, 1816-1916: Biographical Sketches of Authors Who Published During the First Century of Indiana Statehood, with Lists of Their Books. Wabash College. p. 10
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Atkins, Gaius. Modern Religious Cults and Movements". Gorgias Press.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Atkins, Gaius Glenn, 1868-1956". Library of Congress.
- ^ "DR. GAIUS ATKINS, EDUCATOR, WAS 88". The New York Times. April 6, 1956.
- ^ "Atkins, Gaius Glenn, 1868-1956". The Online Books Page.
- ^ Anonymous. (1925). Review: Modern Religious Cults and Movements. American Journal of Sociology 30 (5): 618.
- ^ "DR. GAIUS ATKINS, EDUCATOR, WAS 88". The New York Times. April 6, 1956.
- ^ Annual Reports [of] President and Treasurer. Wellesley College. 1917.
- ^ "The Ohio State University Commencement Address by Gaius Glenn Atkins, Spring 1933". Ohio State University. hdl:1811/54064.
- ^ "Gaius Glenn Atkins". Find a Grave.
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