John Alfred Faulkner
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John Alfred Faulkner, D.D. (14 July 1857 – 6 September 1931) was an American
church historian, and a Methodist minister. He was born at Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
, graduated from Acadia College, where he earned three degrees: A.B., 1878; A.M., 1890; D.D., 1902. In 1881 he earned his B.D. from Drew Theological Seminary. He also studied at Andover and at Leipzig
. He served as a clergy person—ordained in 1883—in the Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
. In 1897 Faulkner would return to Drew University as the professor of Church History, a post previously held by George R. Crooks. Faulkner's earlier work, The Methodists indicates that the title of his post was originally professor of Historical Theology. This would be Faulkner's only academic position. Faulkner's eulogizer notes that he held an affinity for "the older theological position," and notes that some of Faulkner's writings were considered to be "controversial." Faulkner was also part of the American Society of Church History
, serving as its president in 1916.
He contributed to Hurst's
History of the Christian Church (1897–1900). He wrote:
United States
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church historian, and a Methodist minister. He was born at Grand Pré, Nova Scotia
Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
Grand-Pré is a Canadian rural community in Kings County, Nova Scotia. Its French name translates to "Great Meadow" and the community lies at the eastern edge of the Annapolis Valley several kilometres east of the town of Wolfville on a peninsula jutting into the Minas Basin, framed by the Gaspereau...
, graduated from Acadia College, where he earned three degrees: A.B., 1878; A.M., 1890; D.D., 1902. In 1881 he earned his B.D. from Drew Theological Seminary. He also studied at Andover and at Leipzig
University of Leipzig
The University of Leipzig , located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities in the world and the second-oldest university in Germany...
. He served as a clergy person—ordained in 1883—in the Pennsylvania Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
. In 1897 Faulkner would return to Drew University as the professor of Church History, a post previously held by George R. Crooks. Faulkner's earlier work, The Methodists indicates that the title of his post was originally professor of Historical Theology. This would be Faulkner's only academic position. Faulkner's eulogizer notes that he held an affinity for "the older theological position," and notes that some of Faulkner's writings were considered to be "controversial." Faulkner was also part of the American Society of Church History
American Society of Church History
The American Society of Church History was founded in 1888 with the disciplines of Christian denominational and ecclesiastical history as its focus. Today the society's interests include the broad range of the critical scholarly perspectives, as applied to the history of Christianity and its...
, serving as its president in 1916.
He contributed to Hurst's
John Fletcher Hurst
John Fletcher Hurst was a bishop in the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States and first Chancellor of the American University in Washington, D.C.-Biography:...
History of the Christian Church (1897–1900). He wrote:
- The Methodists (1903)
- Cyprian (1906)
- Erasmus (1908)
- Crises in the Early Church (1912)
- Wesley as a Sociologist, Theologian, Churchman (1918)
- Value of Study of Church History (1920)
- Modernism and the Christian Faith (1921)
- Burning Questions in Historic Christianity (1930)