John T. McNeill
John Thomas McNeill (28 July 1885, Elmsdale, Prince Edward Island - 2 February 1975, Chicago) was a Canadian theological historian.
He was the son of William Cavendish McNeill (1849-1928). He was educated at Prince of Wales College, McGill University, New College, Edinburgh, Halle University and Chicago University. In 1920 he was awarded a doctorate from the latter. He was also an ordained Presbyterian minister.[1] As of 1951, he was Auburn Professor of Church History at Union Theological Seminary.[2] He was the father of William H. McNeill, a historian.
Charles Partee called him "the doyen of American Calvin scholars".[3]
Works
- A History of the Cure of Souls (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1951).
- The History and Character of Calvinism (New York: Oxford University Press, 1954).
- The Celtic Churches: A History A.D. 200 to 1200 (University of Chicago Press, 1974).
