Graham Taylor (theologian): Difference between revisions
Citation bot (talk | contribs) Add: date, title. Changed bare reference to CS1/2. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by BrownHairedGirl | Linked from User:BrownHairedGirl/Articles_with_bare_links | #UCB_webform_linked 2672/2841 |
expanded article to include details of life and multiple wikilinks; added specific citations |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | |||
{{more footnotes needed|date=June 2021}} |
|||
| ⚫ | |||
== |
==Life and Career== |
||
Graham Taylor was born in Schenectady, New York on May 2, 1851, the second son of Dutch-reformed minister William James Romeyn Taylor and Katherine (nee Cowenhoven) Taylor.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Graham Taylor (May 2, 1851 – September 26, 1938): Minister, Social Reformer, Educator and Founder of Chicago Commons Settlement House |url=https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/taylor-graham/ |website=Social Welfare History Project |access-date=April 22, 2024 |date=January 21, 2011}}</ref> After graduating from Rutgers College, he entered the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America (now, [[New Brunswick Theological Seminary]]) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1870. Three years later, he accepted the pastorate of a small church in Hopewell, New York, where he stayed for seven years. |
|||
*Graham Taylor at Social Welfare History<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socialwelfarehistory.com/people/taylor-graham/|title=Taylor, Graham|date=21 January 2011}}</ref> |
|||
*The Graham Taylor collection at the [[Newberry Library]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mms.newberry.org/xml/xml_files/taylor.xml |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-10-30 |archive-date=2014-10-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030235404/http://mms.newberry.org/xml/xml_files/taylor.xml |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
|||
In 1880 he moved to Hartford, Connecticut, to be the pastor of the [[Fourth Congregational Church]]. It was there that Taylor first experienced working with the poor and immigrant communities, and where he saw firsthand the effects of alcoholism, prostitution, and [[vice]] on society. His experiences led him toward to a more liberal [[social gospel]] theology and outlook.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Graham Taylor papers |url=https://archives.newberry.org/repositories/2/resources/266 |website=Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry |access-date=April 22, 2024}}</ref> |
|||
Taylor was invited to teach at the [[Chicago Theological Seminary]], so in 1892, he and his family moved to Chicago. In 1894 Taylor founded the Chicago Commons Settlement, a [[settlement house]] located at the corner of Union Street and Milwaukee Avenue, in Chicago's 17th Ward.<ref name=":1" /> When the work of the settlement outgrew the building, a new Commons building was constructed on the corner of Grand and Morgan Streets.<ref name=":0" /> |
|||
In 1894, Taylor, [[Jane Addams]] and [[Mary McDowell]] established the Chicago Federation of Settlements, a forerunner of the National Federation of Settlements. In 1914, Taylor was elected president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections; and in 1917, president of National Federation of Settlements. In 1921 Taylor retired from active administration of the Commons, though he remained active in Commons concerns and issues . Taylor died in his sleep on Sept. 26, 1938.<ref name=":0" /> |
|||
==References== |
|||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
Revision as of 20:49, 22 April 2024
Graham Taylor (May 2, 1851 – September 26, 1938) was a Minister, Social Reformer, Chicago Theological Seminary faculty member, Educator and Founder of Chicago Commons Settlement House.
Life and Career
Graham Taylor was born in Schenectady, New York on May 2, 1851, the second son of Dutch-reformed minister William James Romeyn Taylor and Katherine (nee Cowenhoven) Taylor.[1] After graduating from Rutgers College, he entered the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Church in America (now, New Brunswick Theological Seminary) in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in 1870. Three years later, he accepted the pastorate of a small church in Hopewell, New York, where he stayed for seven years.
In 1880 he moved to Hartford, Connecticut, to be the pastor of the Fourth Congregational Church. It was there that Taylor first experienced working with the poor and immigrant communities, and where he saw firsthand the effects of alcoholism, prostitution, and vice on society. His experiences led him toward to a more liberal social gospel theology and outlook.[2]
Taylor was invited to teach at the Chicago Theological Seminary, so in 1892, he and his family moved to Chicago. In 1894 Taylor founded the Chicago Commons Settlement, a settlement house located at the corner of Union Street and Milwaukee Avenue, in Chicago's 17th Ward.[2] When the work of the settlement outgrew the building, a new Commons building was constructed on the corner of Grand and Morgan Streets.[1]
In 1894, Taylor, Jane Addams and Mary McDowell established the Chicago Federation of Settlements, a forerunner of the National Federation of Settlements. In 1914, Taylor was elected president of the National Conference of Charities and Corrections; and in 1917, president of National Federation of Settlements. In 1921 Taylor retired from active administration of the Commons, though he remained active in Commons concerns and issues . Taylor died in his sleep on Sept. 26, 1938.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Graham Taylor (May 2, 1851 – September 26, 1938): Minister, Social Reformer, Educator and Founder of Chicago Commons Settlement House". Social Welfare History Project. January 21, 2011. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Graham Taylor papers". Modern Manuscripts & Archives at the Newberry. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Other | |
 | This biography of a United States religious figure is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |