Harry Boone Porter
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Harry Boone Porter, Jr. (January 10, 1923 – June 5, 1999) was a priest and editor of The Living Church
magazine.
Porter was an alumnus of St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)
. He received his Bachelors degree from Yale University
in 1947 and his S.T.B. from the Berkeley Divinity School
in 1950.
Porter was made deacon on April 12, 1950, and ordained to the priesthood on April 16, 1952. From 1950 until 1952, Porter was a fellow and tutor at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, from which in 1952 he received an S.T.M. He earned his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1954. He taught Ecclesiastical History at Nashotah House
, 1954–1960, and he was Professor of Liturgics at General Seminary from 1960 until 1970.
He became editor of The Living Church magazine in 1977, retiring in 1990. In 1996, he received a masters degree in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
.
In addition to many other responsibilities in the Episcopal Church, Porter served on the Standing Liturgical Commission from 1961 to 1976, and the General Board of Examining Chaplains from 1970-1982. He was a member of Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission, the Anglican Society, the Alcuin Club
, and the Living Church Foundation, Inc.
Porter died in 1999, in Bridgeport, Connecticut
.
The Living Church
The Living Church is a biweekly magazine based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin providing commentary and news information on the Episcopal Church in the United States...
magazine.
Porter was an alumnus of St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)
St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire)
St. Paul's School is a highly selective college-preparatory, coeducational boarding school in Concord, New Hampshire affiliated with the Episcopal Church. The school is one of only six remaining 100% residential boarding schools in the U.S. The New Hampshire campus currently serves 533 students,...
. He received his Bachelors degree from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1947 and his S.T.B. from the Berkeley Divinity School
Berkeley Divinity School
Berkeley Divinity School, founded in 1854, is an official seminary of the Episcopal Church, based in New Haven, Connecticut. The seminary was originally founded as a middle-way between the Anglo-Catholic leaning General Theological Seminary in New York, and the Evangelical-leaning Virginia...
in 1950.
Porter was made deacon on April 12, 1950, and ordained to the priesthood on April 16, 1952. From 1950 until 1952, Porter was a fellow and tutor at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, from which in 1952 he received an S.T.M. He earned his D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1954. He taught Ecclesiastical History at Nashotah House
Nashotah House
Nashotah House is an Anglo-Catholic seminary of the Episcopal Church located in Nashotah, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles from Milwaukee, in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. The seminary opened its doors in 1842 and received its official charter in 1847...
, 1954–1960, and he was Professor of Liturgics at General Seminary from 1960 until 1970.
He became editor of The Living Church magazine in 1977, retiring in 1990. In 1996, he received a masters degree in Environmental Studies from the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
The Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies is one of the graduate professional schools of Yale University. Founded to train foresters, it now trains leaders and creates new knowledge that will sustain and restore the health of the biosphere and the well-being of its people...
.
In addition to many other responsibilities in the Episcopal Church, Porter served on the Standing Liturgical Commission from 1961 to 1976, and the General Board of Examining Chaplains from 1970-1982. He was a member of Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission, the Anglican Society, the Alcuin Club
Alcuin Club
The Alcuin Club is an Anglican organization devoted to preserving or restoring church ceremony, arrangement, ornament and practice in an orthodox manner. It was founded in 1897, with its first publication, English Altars by W. H. St. John Hope, appearing in 1899. The Club is dedicated to the Book...
, and the Living Church Foundation, Inc.
Porter died in 1999, in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
.
Published works
- The Day of Light: The Biblical and Liturgical Meaning of Sunday (1960)
- Samuel Seabury, Bishop in a New Nation (1962)
- Growth and Life in the Local Church (1968)
- Keeping the Church Year (1977)
- Jeremy Taylor, Liturgist (1613–1667) (1979)
- A Song of Creation (1986)