Roswell Parkhurst Barnes
American theologian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Reverend Roswell Parkhurst Barnes was an American theologian and Christian religious leader, advocate and author in the 20th century. He was married to Helen Bosworth. Life Barnes was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 10, 1901, into a Calvinist family with generations of Presbyterian ministers. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English at Lafayette College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a bachelor's divinity degree at the Union Theological Seminary in Manhattan. He was later awarded honorary doctorates by Lafayette and Cedar Crest College. After attending New York University and Columbia University, Barnes spent several years as an educator. He became an active leader during this time of the Andiron Club. While teaching he completed doctoral work at Union Theological Seminary, preparing to be a Protestant clergyman and a religious leader, which would be his life's work.
