Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1892, June 21 | Born, Wright City, Mo. |
| 1910 | Graduated, Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Ill. |
| 1913 | Graduated, Eden Theological Seminary, Webster Groves, Mo. Ordained minister, German Evangelical Synod of North America |
| 1914 | B. D., Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1915 | A. M., Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, Conn. |
| 1915-1928 | Pastor, Bethel Evangelical Church, Detroit, Mich. |
| 1929 | Published Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic. Chicago: Willett, Clark and Colby |
| 1928-1930 | Associate professor of Christian ethics and philosophy of religion, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. |
| 1930-1960 | Professor of Christian ethics and philosophy of religion, Union Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y. |
| 1931 | Married Ursula Keppel-Compton |
| 1932 | Published Moral Man and Immoral Society. New York, N.Y.: C. Scribner's Sons |
| 1939 | Delivered the Gifford Lectures at the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland; published in 1941-1943 as The Nature and Destiny of Man.New York, N.Y.: C. Scribner's Sons. 2 vols. |
| 1940 | Resigned from the Socialist Party |
| 1941-1966 | Editor, Christianity and Crisis |
| 1947 | Co-chairman, Founding Conference of Americans for Democratic Action |
| 1964 | Received Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| 1971, June 1 | Died, Stockbridge, Mass. |