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'''Amos Niven Wilder''' (September 18, 1895 |
'''Amos Niven Wilder''' (September 18, 1895 - May 4, 1993) was an American [[poet]], minister, and [[theology]] professor. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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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. |
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In 1920, |
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. |
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==Ministry== |
==Ministry== |
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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> |
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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> |
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==Literature== |
==Literature== |
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''Battle Retrospect'', was a volume of verse |
''Battle Retrospect'', was a volume of verse Wilder wrote about his experiences in World War I; it was reprinted in 1971 by AMS Press. |
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==Family== |
==Family== |
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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]]. |
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Wilder married Catharine Kerlin in 1935. They had a daughter, Catharine Wilder Guiles, and a son, Amos Tappan Wilder.<ref name="Wolgang Saxon"/> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==External Links== |
==External Links== |
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* [http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:DIV.LIB:div00641 |
* [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]] |
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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
- Golden Rose Award
- 1923 Yale Series of Younger Poets, Battle Retrospect
Works
Poetry
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- Arachne: poems. Yale University Press. 1928.
- Battle Retrospect. Yale University Press. 1923. reprint 1971 by AMS Press.
Memoir
- Armageddon Revisited. Yale University Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-300-05560-3.
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
- Thornton Wilder and his public. Fortress Press. 1980. ISBN 978-0-8006-0636-7.
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
- ^ http://www.novelguide.com/a/discover/ewb_16/ewb_16_06866.html
- ^ 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
- ^ The letters of Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder. Yale University Press. 1996. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-300-06774-3.
- ^ Wolgan Saxon (May 4, 1993). "Amos N. Wilder, a Bible Scholar, Literary Critic and Educator, 97". The New York Times.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Wolgang Saxon
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
External Links
- 1895 births
- 1993 deaths
- Alumni of Mansfield College, Oxford
- American expatriates in the United Kingdom
- American male tennis players
- American military personnel of World War I
- American theologians
- American World War I poets
- Harvard University faculty
- Oberlin College alumni
- Sportspeople from Madison, Wisconsin
- People from Carroll County, New Hampshire
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre (France)
- Tennis people from Wisconsin
- University of Chicago faculty
- Writers from Wisconsin
- Yale Bulldogs tennis players
- Yale University alumni
- Yale Younger Poets winners
- Guggenheim Fellows