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'''Amos Niven Wilder''' (September 18, 1895 [[Madison, Wisconsin]] - May 4, 1993) was an American [[poet]], minister, and [[theology]] professor.
'''Amos Niven Wilder''' (September 18, 1895 - May 4, 1993) was an American [[poet]], minister, and [[theology]] professor.


==Life==
==Life==
He studied two years at [[Oberlin College]] (1913–1915), but volunteered in the [[AFS Intercultural Programs|Ambulance Field Service]]; he was awarded the ''Croix de Guerre.''<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/ewb_16/ewb_16_06866.html</ref> In November 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Field Artillery as a corporal.
Wilder was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]]. He studied for two years at [[Oberlin College]] (1913–1915), but volunteered in the [[AFS Intercultural Programs|Ambulance Field Service]]; he was awarded the ''Croix de Guerre.''<ref>http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/ewb_16/ewb_16_06866.html</ref> In November 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Field Artillery as a corporal.


In 1920, he graduated from [[Yale University]]. In college, he was an inter-collegiate doubles champion tennis player, and he played at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 1922, with his partner, Lee Wiley.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Pzy9Zs99nzoC&pg=PP27&lpg=PP27&dq=Amos+Niven+Wilder+wimbledon&source=bl&ots=1AwW_w2vBb&sig=Dm5ZqbkCl3Y1gozMfUKuB9WOr74&hl=en&ei=IUswSoS3N4z4MbCxlYUK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5</ref> He served as secretary to [[Albert Schweitzer]] lecturing at [[Oxford University]],<ref>{{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SHOPenESaHQC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=Amos+Niven+Wilder+albert+schweitzer&source=bl&ots=cqEsowpFVc&sig=5S3WQvwfEgvrwUNI7GrfrYFg3To&hl=en&ei=kU0wSo7zJYLyMuGMzPkJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA90,M1 | title=The letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder | page=90| publisher=Yale University Press| year=1996| isbn=978-0-300-06774-3 }}</ref><ref name="WOLFGANG SAXON">{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/04/obituaries/amos-n-wilder-a-bible-scholar-literary-critic-and-educator-97.html| title=Amos N. Wilder, a Bible Scholar, Literary Critic and Educator, 97| author=WOLFGANG SAXON| date=May 4, 1993| work=The New York Times }}</ref> where he was studying at [[Mansfield College]], (1921–1923). He completed his study for the ministry at Yale in 1924.
In 1920, Wilder graduated from [[Yale University]]. In college, he was an inter-collegiate doubles champion tennis player, and he played at [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in 1922, with his partner Lee Wiley.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=Pzy9Zs99nzoC&pg=PP27&lpg=PP27&dq=Amos+Niven+Wilder+wimbledon&source=bl&ots=1AwW_w2vBb&sig=Dm5ZqbkCl3Y1gozMfUKuB9WOr74&hl=en&ei=IUswSoS3N4z4MbCxlYUK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5</ref> He served as secretary to [[Albert Schweitzer]] lecturing at [[Oxford University]],<ref>{{cite book| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=SHOPenESaHQC&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=Amos+Niven+Wilder+albert+schweitzer&source=bl&ots=cqEsowpFVc&sig=5S3WQvwfEgvrwUNI7GrfrYFg3To&hl=en&ei=kU0wSo7zJYLyMuGMzPkJ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10#PPA90,M1 | title=The letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder | page=90| publisher=Yale University Press| year=1996| isbn=978-0-300-06774-3 }}</ref><ref name="WOLFGANG SAXON">{{cite news| url=http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/04/obituaries/amos-n-wilder-a-bible-scholar-literary-critic-and-educator-97.html| title=Amos N. Wilder, a Bible Scholar, Literary Critic and Educator, 97| author=Wolgan Saxon| date=May 4, 1993| work=The New York Times }}</ref> where he was studying at [[Mansfield College]] (1921–1923). He completed his studies for ordained ministry at Yale in 1924.


==Ministry==
==Ministry==
He was ordained in 1926, and served in a [[Congregationalist]] church in [[North Conway, New Hampshire]] He received his doctorate from Yale in 1933.<ref name="Dict. of Maj.">{{cite book|last=McKnight|first=Edgar V.|title=Dictionary of major biblical interpreters|year=2007|publisher=IVP Academic|location=Downers Grove, Ill.|isbn=9780830829279|pages=1052–1056|edition=2nd|editor=Donald K. McKim|chapter=Wilder, Amos Nevin}}</ref>
Wilder was ordained in 1926 and served in a [[Congregationalist]] church in [[North Conway, New Hampshire]]. He received his doctorate from Yale in 1933.<ref name="Dict. of Maj.">{{cite book|last=McKnight|first=Edgar V.|title=Dictionary of major biblical interpreters|year=2007|publisher=IVP Academic|location=Downers Grove, Ill.|isbn=9780830829279|pages=1052–1056|edition=2nd|editor=Donald K. McKim|chapter=Wilder, Amos Nevin}}</ref> He taught for 11 years at the [[Chicago Theological Seminary]] and the [[University of Chicago]], and served as president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research in 1949-1950. Wilder joined [[Harvard University]] in 1954 as Hollis Professor of Divinity. In 1962 he was part of the first board of directors for the [[Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture]]. In 1963, he was named ''emeritus'' faculty. His papers are held at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library of Harvard Divinity School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993. Papers, 1923-1982: A Finding Aid.|url=http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:DIV.LIB:div00641|website=Harvard Library Online Archival Search System|publisher=Andover-Harvard Theological Library|accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>
He taught for 11 years at the [[Chicago Theological Seminary]] and the [[University of Chicago]], and served as president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research in 1949-1950. Wilder joined [[Harvard University]] in 1954 as Hollis Professor of Divinity. In 1962 he was part of the first board of directors for the [[Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture]]. In 1963, Wilder was named ''emeritus'' faculty. His papers are held at Andover-Harvard Theological Library of Harvard Divinity School.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993. Papers, 1923-1982: A Finding Aid.|url=http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:DIV.LIB:div00641|website=Harvard Library Online Archival Search System|publisher=Andover-Harvard Theological Library|accessdate=28 June 2014}}</ref>


==Literature==
==Literature==
''Battle Retrospect'', was a volume of verse he wrote about his experiences in World War I; it was reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press.
''Battle Retrospect'', was a volume of verse Wilder wrote about his experiences in World War I; it was reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press.


==Family==
==Family==
His father was a journalist with a doctorate from Yale, worked at the U.S. consulate in China. His mother was the daughter of a [[Presbyterian]] minister. His brother was [[Thornton Wilder]], and sisters, were [[Charlotte Wilder]] and [[Janet Wilder Dakin]].
Wilder's father was a journalist with a doctorate from Yale, worked at the U.S. consulate in China. His mother was the daughter of a [[Presbyterian]] minister. His brother was [[Thornton Wilder]], and sisters were [[Charlotte Wilder]] and [[Janet Wilder Dakin]].


He married Catharine Kerlin in 1935. They had a daughter, Catharine Wilder Guiles, and a son, Amos Tappan Wilder.<ref name="WOLFGANG SAXON"/>
Wilder married Catharine Kerlin in 1935. They had a daughter, Catharine Wilder Guiles, and a son, Amos Tappan Wilder.<ref name="Wolgang Saxon"/>


==Awards==
==Awards==
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==External Links==
==External Links==
* [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:DIV.LIB:div00641 The papers] of Amos N. Wilder are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library at [[Harvard Divinity School]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]].
* [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:DIV.LIB:div00641 Papers of Wilder are in the Andover-Harvard Theological Library] at [[Harvard Divinity School]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]


{{Thornton Wilder}}
{{Thornton Wilder}}

Revision as of 08:02, 28 January 2015

Amos Niven Wilder (September 18, 1895 - May 4, 1993) was an American poet, minister, and theology professor.

Life

Wilder was born in Madison, Wisconsin. He studied for two years at Oberlin College (1913–1915), but volunteered in the Ambulance Field Service; he was awarded the Croix de Guerre.[1] In November 1917, he enlisted in the U.S. Field Artillery as a corporal.

In 1920, Wilder graduated from Yale University. In college, he was an inter-collegiate doubles champion tennis player, and he played at Wimbledon in 1922, with his partner Lee Wiley.[2] He served as secretary to Albert Schweitzer lecturing at Oxford University,[3][4] where he was studying at Mansfield College (1921–1923). He completed his studies for ordained ministry at Yale in 1924.

Ministry

Wilder was ordained in 1926 and served in a Congregationalist church in North Conway, New Hampshire. He received his doctorate from Yale in 1933.[5] He taught for 11 years at the Chicago Theological Seminary and the University of Chicago, and served as president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research in 1949-1950. Wilder joined Harvard University in 1954 as Hollis Professor of Divinity. In 1962 he was part of the first board of directors for the Society for the Arts, Religion and Contemporary Culture. In 1963, he was named emeritus faculty. His papers are held at the Andover-Harvard Theological Library of Harvard Divinity School.[6]

Literature

Battle Retrospect, was a volume of verse Wilder wrote about his experiences in World War I; it was reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press.

Family

Wilder's father was a journalist with a doctorate from Yale, worked at the U.S. consulate in China. His mother was the daughter of a Presbyterian minister. His brother was Thornton Wilder, and sisters were Charlotte Wilder and Janet Wilder Dakin.

Wilder married Catharine Kerlin in 1935. They had a daughter, Catharine Wilder Guiles, and a son, Amos Tappan Wilder.[7]

Awards

Works

Poetry

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  • Arachne: poems. Yale University Press. 1928.
  • Battle Retrospect. Yale University Press. 1923. reprint 1971 by AMS Press.

Memoir

Theology

  • The spiritual aspects of the new poetry. Harper & Brothers. 1940.
  • Eschatology and ethics in the teaching of Jesus. Harper. 1950.
  • Liberal learning and religion. National Council on Religion in Higher Education. Harper. 1951.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  • Otherworldliness and the New Testament. Harper. 1954.
  • New Testament faith for today. Harper. 1955.
  • Theology and Modern Literature. Harvard University Press. 1967.
  • The new voice: religion, literature, hermeneutics. Herder and Herder. 1969.
  • Theopoetic: Theology and the Religious Imagination. Fortress Press. 1976.:

Non-fiction

Criticism

  • John Dominic Crossan (1981). A fragile craft: the work of Amos Niven Wilder. Scholars Press.
  • William A. Beardslee (1978). The Poetics of Faith: Essays Offered to Amos Niven Wilder. Society of Biblical Literature.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/ewb_16/ewb_16_06866.html
  2. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Pzy9Zs99nzoC&pg=PP27&lpg=PP27&dq=Amos+Niven+Wilder+wimbledon&source=bl&ots=1AwW_w2vBb&sig=Dm5ZqbkCl3Y1gozMfUKuB9WOr74&hl=en&ei=IUswSoS3N4z4MbCxlYUK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5
  3. ^ The letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder. Yale University Press. 1996. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-300-06774-3.
  4. ^ Wolgan Saxon (May 4, 1993). "Amos N. Wilder, a Bible Scholar, Literary Critic and Educator, 97". The New York Times.
  5. ^ McKnight, Edgar V. (2007). "Wilder, Amos Nevin". In Donald K. McKim (ed.). Dictionary of major biblical interpreters (2nd ed.). Downers Grove, Ill.: IVP Academic. pp. 1052–1056. ISBN 9780830829279.
  6. ^ "Wilder, Amos N. (Amos Niven), 1895-1993. Papers, 1923-1982: A Finding Aid". Harvard Library Online Archival Search System. Andover-Harvard Theological Library. Retrieved June 28, 2014.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Wolgang Saxon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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