Nels F. S. Ferré
Swedish theologian
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| Intro | Swedish theologian | |||||||||
| Places | Sweden | |||||||||
| was | Religious scholar Theologian | |||||||||
| Work field | Religion | |||||||||
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| Birth | 1908 | |||||||||
| Death | 1971 (aged 63 years) | |||||||||
| Star sign | Gemini | |||||||||
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Biography
Nels Fredrick Solomon Ferré was a theologian born in Luleå, Sweden on June 8, 1908.
Life
Ferré emigrated to The United States alone at age 13 and later married Katharine Louise Pond in 1932, one year after receiving his bachelor's degree from Boston University. He received his PhD from Harvard University in 1939 and worked as a professor in various colleges. Ferré published many books on Christian theology in his career. Ferré died in 1971. Ferré wrote over 30 books in his lifetime.
Selected works
- The Christian Faith, 1942
- Faith and Reason, 1946
- Strengthening the Spiritual Life 1951
- The Sun and the Umbrella 1953
- God’s New Age A Book Of Sermons, 1956
- Reason in Religion, 1963
- The Living God of Nowhere and Nothing, 1967
- The Universal Word: A Theology for a Universal Faith, 1969
Honors, awards, and positions
- Appointed by Andover Newton Theological School in 1939 to Abbott Professorship of Systematic Theology
- Appointed by Vanderbilt University Divinity School in 1950 as Professor of Philosophical & Systematic Theology
- Returned to Abbott Professorship at Andover Newton Theological School in 1957
- Appointed by Parsons College, Fairfield, Iowa, in 1965 as Scholar in Residence
- Appointed by The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, in 1968 as Professor of Philosophy