Joseph Henry Allen
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Joseph Henry Allen was a Unitarian
scholar, born in Northborough, Massachusetts
; graduated at Harvard College
in 1840; and at the Divinity School in 1843. He was pastor at different places. He was the author of Hebrew Men and Times (to the Christian era), (Boston, 1861); Christian History in its Three Great Periods, (1) Early Christianity, (2) The Middle Age, (3) Modern Phases (three volumes, 1882–83); Our Liberal Movement in Theology, chiefly as Shown in Recollections of the History of Unitarianism in New England (1882); and Historical Sketch of the Unitarian Movement since the Reformation, (New York, 1894).
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
scholar, born in Northborough, Massachusetts
Northborough, Massachusetts
Northborough is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The official spelling of the town's name is "Northborough", but the shorter spelling "Northboro" is also used...
; graduated at Harvard College
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1840; and at the Divinity School in 1843. He was pastor at different places. He was the author of Hebrew Men and Times (to the Christian era), (Boston, 1861); Christian History in its Three Great Periods, (1) Early Christianity, (2) The Middle Age, (3) Modern Phases (three volumes, 1882–83); Our Liberal Movement in Theology, chiefly as Shown in Recollections of the History of Unitarianism in New England (1882); and Historical Sketch of the Unitarian Movement since the Reformation, (New York, 1894).