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George Huntston Williams (April 7, 1914, in Huntsburg – October 6, 2000) was an American professor of Unitarian theology and historian of the Socinian movement.

George Huntston Williams
Born(1914-04-07)April 7, 1914
Huntsburg, Ohio, US
DiedOctober 6, 2000(2000-10-06) (aged 86)
Spouse
Marjorie Derr
(m. 1941)
Academic background
Alma mater
  • St. Lawrence University
  • Meadville Theological School
  • Union Theological Seminary
InfluencesJames Luther Adams
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
InstitutionsHarvard University
Main interestsSocinianism
Notable worksThe Radical Reformation (1962)

Williams' father was a Unitarian minister in Ohio. Williams studied at St. Lawrence University (graduated 1936), and Meadville Theological School (graduated 1939). After studies in Paris and Strasbourg he became assistant minister of a Unitarian church in Rockford, Illinois, where he married. From 1941 he taught church history at the Unitarian-affiliated Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA, and at the nearby Pacific School of Religion, while studying for his Th.D. completed at Union Theological Seminary, New York (1946). From 1947 he taught at Harvard Divinity School, being appointed Winn Professor of Ecclesiastical History from 1956 to 1963. In 1981 he was appointed to the Hollis Chair of Divinity.[1][2][3] He was among the original Editorial Advisors of the scholarly journal Dionysius. As an anti-abortion activist, he became the first chairman of the board of Americans United for Life.[4]


Works



References


  1. Memorial Minute for George H. Williams. Harvard Gazette. March 20, 2003. Accessed September 8, 2021.
  2. "George Huntston Williams: Historian of the Christian Church". Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
  3. "Towards a Complete Bibliography of the Writings of George Huntston Williams". The Harvard Theological Review. 67 (2): 139–153. 1974. doi:10.1017/S0017816000003229. JSTOR 1509213. S2CID 248818980.
  4. Carol Mason: Killing for Life: The Apocalyptic Narrative of Pro-Life Politics. Cornell University Press, Ithaca 2002, ISBN 978-0-8014-3920-9, page 140.


Academic offices
Preceded by
Kirsopp Lake
Winn Professor of
Ecclesiastical History

1956–1963
Succeeded by
Heiko Oberman
Preceded by Hollis Chair of Divinity
1963–1980
Succeeded by
Harvey Cox





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