James Thayer Addison
| James Thayer Addison | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 21, 1887 Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| Died | 1953 |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Years of service | 1918-1919 |
| Rank | Chaplain |
| Unit | 1st Gas Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret B. Crocker |
| Other work | clergyman, writer |
James Thayer Addison (1887–1953) was an American Episcopalian teacher, chaplain during World War I, and writer.[1][2]
Early life and education
Addison was born on March 21, 1887 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts.[1] From 1900 to 1905, Addison attended the Groton School. He graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1909.[1]
Career
He was ordained as a minister in 1913.[1]
From 1918 to 1919, he was the chaplain for the 1st Gas Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces in France.[1]
He wrote many books on Islam and Buddhism, including the second major English language study of the Ahmadiyya movement after Howard Walter. He also wrote a unit history for the 1st Gas Regiment.[1]
Personal life
He married Margaret B. Crocker on December 18, 1917.[1]
Selected works
- The Story of the First Gas Regiment. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1919. OCLC 1075080
- Ancestor Worship in Africa. [Cambridge, Mass.]: Harvard Theological Review, 1924. OCLC 26140234
- Chinese Ancestor Worship: A Study of Its Meaning and Its Relations with Christianity. [London]: Published by the Church Literature Committee of the Chung Hua Sheng Kung Hui, 1925. OCLC 1483995
- 'The Ahmadiyya Movement and its Western Propaganda', Harvard Theological Review, vol. 22, (1929)
- Francis Xavier. Hartford, Connecticut: Church Missions Pub. Co, 1929. OCLC 32953179
- Religion in India. Hartford, Conn: Church Missions Pub. Co, 1931. OCLC 32270753
- Life Beyond Death in the Beliefs of Mankind. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, 1932. OCLC 475055
- With Mildred Hewitt. The Way of Christ: A Book for Young Readers. London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1935. OCLC 12707123
- The Medieval Missionary; A Study of the Conversion of Northern Europe, A.D. 500-1300. New York: International Missionary Council, 1936. OCLC 1194744
- The Episcopal Church in the United States, 1789-1931. New York: Scribner, 1951. OCLC 388037
- War, Peace, and the Christian Mind; A Review of Recent Thought. Greenwich, Conn: Seabury Press, 1953. OCLC 1199853
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marquis Who's Who, Inc. Who Was Who in American History, the Military. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1975. P. 4 ISBN 0837932017 OCLC 657162692
- ↑ Logan Frederick Quinn, The Sum of All Heresies: The Image of Islam in Western Thought Adjunct Professor of History Utah State University - 2007 Page 143 "57 A later missionary strategist in the Gairdner tradition was James Thayer Addison, an American seminary teacher, who wrote The Christian Approach to the Moslem (1942).58 Addison (1887–1953) taught church history at the Episcopal ..."
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