Harry Emerson Fosdick Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Riverside_Church
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Rockefeller_Memorial_Chapel
gptkb:Union_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:First_Presbyterian_Church_of_New_York_City
gptkb:The_Riverside_Church
gptkb:Union_Theological_Seminary
gptkbp:awards Honorary Doctorate from University of Chicago
Honorary Doctorate from Yale University
Honorary Doctorate from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
gptkbp:birth_date 1878-05-24
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
gptkbp:children gptkb:Harry_Emerson_Fosdick_Jr.
gptkb:Edith_Fosdick
gptkb:William_Fosdick
Harry Emerson Fosdick III
gptkbp:death_date 1969-10-12
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:church
Presbyterian
gptkbp:famous_quote “ The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.”
“ Faith is not belief. Belief is passive. Faith is active.”
“ The test of a good religion is whether it makes you a better person.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harry Emerson Fosdick Jr.
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Martin_Luther_King_Jr.
gptkb:Reinhold_Niebuhr
gptkb:Walter_Rauschenbusch
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
gptkb:John_Dewey
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Social_Gospel_Movement
gptkb:Ecumenical_Movement
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Social_Gospel
Liberal Christianity
gptkbp:notable_work The Meaning of Faith
Living Under Tension
The Modern Use of the Bible
The Challenge of the Present Crisis
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:church
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:religion gptkb:philosopher
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_Fosdick
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_New_Freedom
gptkb:The_Life_of_Jesus
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Would_Be_God
The Life of the Spirit
The Church and the World
The New Theology
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets
The Meaning of Faith
The Meaning of Prayer
The Faith of a Liberal
The Christian Faith in the Modern World
The Spirit of the New Testament
A Guide to Understanding the Bible
The Challenge of the Present Crisis
The Manhood of the Master