Born in Machias, Maine, Samuel Harris attended Bowdoin College and Andover Theological Seminary. He was ordained in 1841, after which he held pastorates at Conway, Mass. (1841-1851), and Pittsfield, Mass. (1851-1855). Harris was a professor of Theology at Bangor Theological Seminary from 1855 to 1867, then became the fifth president of Bowdoin College, where he served until 1871. After resigning from Bowdoin, he returned to teaching for 25 more years as the Dwight Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School.
During his later years, Harris also wrote extensively, publishing his four best known works: The Kingdom of Christ on Earth, The Philosophical Basis of Theism, The Self-Revelation of God, and God the Creator and Lord of All.
For more information about Samuel Harris and his writings, search for "Harris, Samuel" in our online catalog.
--Robin
Comments