Georgia Harkness
Georgia Elma Harkness (1891–1974) was an American Methodist theologian and philosopher. Harkness has been described as one of the first significant American female theologians and was important in the movement to legalize the ordination of women in American Methodism.Harkness was born on April 21, 1891, in Harkness, New York, a town named after her grandfather, to J. Warren and Lillie (''née'' Merrill) Harkness. In 1912, she completed her undergraduate education at Cornell University, which had begun admitting women in 1872. At Cornell, she came under the influence of James Edwin Creighton. She spent several years as a high school teacher before enrolling at Boston University, from which she would receive a Master of Religious Education degree and a Master of Arts degree in philosophy in 1920. She completed her doctoral studies in philosophy at Boston University in 1923 with the submission of a dissertation titled ''The Philosophy of Thomas Hill Green, with Special Reference to the Relations Between Ethics and the Philosophy of Religion'', which was written under the supervision of the Boston personalist philosopher Edgar S. Brightman.
Harkness served on the faculty of Elmira College from 1923 to 1937 and of Mount Holyoke College from 1937 to 1939. Professor of applied theology at Garrett Biblical Institute (1939–1950) and the Pacific School of Religion (1950–1961), she was the first woman to obtain full professorship in an American theological seminary, and became a leading figure in the modern ecumenical movement. She became the first female member of the American Theological Society.
Harkness had an affinity for ministry through poetry and the arts. Her theological interests centered on the influence of the ecumenical church, eschatology, applied theological thought, and a desire for all persons to understand the Christian faith. She made clear a distaste for the doctrine of original sin, saying that "the sooner it disappears, the better for theology and human sympathy."
Harkness worked with the U.S. government during World War II; her experience lead her to reevaluate her liberal beliefs. During the war, Harkness demonstrated a more cautious view of theology and focused on the limitations of human knowledge and the need for humility.
Harkness was the author of over 30 books and gave her life to teaching. She won many academic awards throughout her life and devoted 20 years of her life to educating the ministry and advocating for women's rights within the church.
Harkness died on August 21, 1974, in Claremont, California. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
London, Skeffington 1955
London, Skeffington 1955
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1954
New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1954
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1978
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1978
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : AMS Press, 1978
New York : AMS Press, 1978
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : Association Press, 1957
New York : Association Press, 1957
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
London : Skeffington, 1955
London : Skeffington, 1955
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
Paris, Payot, 1957
Paris, Payot, 1957
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : H. Holt, 1931
New York : H. Holt, 1931
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
[Washington] : [General Board of Christian Social Concerns, Division of Human Relations and Economic Affairs], 1962
[Washington] : [General Board of Christian Social Concerns, Division of Human Relations and Economic Affairs], 1962
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1978
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : Association press, 1941
New York : Association press, 1941
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : H. Holt and company, 1929
New York : H. Holt and company, 1929
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York, Scribner 1954
New York, Scribner 1954
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : Association Press, 1947
New York : Association Press, 1947
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York ; London : Scribner's, 1937
New York ; London : Scribner's, 1937
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York, George H. Doran Co. 1921
New York, George H. Doran Co. 1921
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New York, Scribner, 1954
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : Abington press, 1958
New York : Abington press, 1958
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by Harkness, Georgia Elma, 1891-1974
New York : Henry Holt and company, 1929
New York : Henry Holt and company, 1929
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