Silsbee, William, 1813-1890. Theological Common Place Book, 1832.
Overview
Handwritten index on theological subjects, such as idealism, realism, faith, and miracles, compiled by Unitarian miniser William Silsbee in 1832.
Dates
- Creation: 1832.
Access
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Extent
1 VolumesThe volume is a handwritten index to a number of theological subjects, such as idealism, realism, faith, and miracles.
Biographical / Historical
The Rev. William Silsbee was born in Salem, Massachusetts, May 17, 1813. He received the AB degree from Harvard in 1832 and graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1836. He was ordained a Unitarian minister in Walpole, New Hampshire, in 1840, served at churches in Northampton, Massachusetts, and Melrose, Massachusetts, and was pastor of a church in Trenton, New York, from 1867 to 1887.
- Title
- Silsbee, William, 1813-1890. Theological Common Place Book, 1832: A Finding Aid.
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00558
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
Special Collections at Harvard Divinity School Library preserves and makes accessible primary source materials documenting the history of religion and theology, with particular historical emphasis on American liberal religious traditions. Though the historical strengths of the collections have been in the field of Christianity, other religious traditions are increasingly reflected, in step with Harvard Divinity School's evolving focus on global religious studies. Known as Andover-Harvard Theological Library since 1911, it was renamed the Harvard Divinity School Library in 2021.
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