Publication
New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1893.
Physical description
68 p.; 24 cm
Notes
Biographical—
William Brenton Greene [16 August 1854- 16 November 1928]
Born 16 August 1854 in Providence, Rhode Island. Educated at the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), graduating there in 1876. He worked as a teacher while preparing for the ministry at Princeton Seminary, 1877-1880. Rev. Greene was ordained by the Presbytery of Boston (PCUSA) on 3 June 1880 and installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Boston, where he served from 1880-1883. He next answered a call to serve as associate pastor of the Tenth Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, succeeding Dr. John DeWitt, and serving there from 1883-1892. Finally, from that post he was then appointed to serve as the Stuart Professor of the Relations of Philosophy and Science to the Christian Religion at the Princeton Theological Seminary, a post he held until 1903, after which he held the Chair of Apologetics and Christian Ethics, from 1903 until his death in 1928. Among his many honors, he was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by the College of New Jersey in 1891.
Archival—
The William Brenton Greene manuscript collection, Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Theological Seminary Library, 1996, 3pp.; 28 cm. Collection consists of 1.3 linear feet of student notes from Dr. Greene's lectures, typescripts of Dr. Greene's lectures, correspondence, bibliographies, genealogy, printed articles, and biographical materials; processed by Raymond D. Cannata. [PTS]
Chronological bibliography—
1885
The New Theology [Philadelphia, PA : Press of Times Printing House, 1885), 15pp.; 17 cm.
1888
New England Presbyterianism (Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1888), 16 p. 19 cm.
1892
[Resignation of Rev. William Brenton Greene as pastor]. Tenth Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). [S.l. : s.n., 1892), 1 folder ; 25 cm.
1893
Greene, Wm. Brenton and Ebenezer Erskine, Inaugural Address of William Brenton Greene, Jr., D.D. as Stuart Professor of the Relations of Philosophy and Science to the Christian Religion. New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1893), 68pp. The Charge, by the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine [1821-1901], pp. 7-23; and Address, “The Function of the Reason in Christianity” by Dr. Greene, pp. 27-68.
1898
Outline Syllabus on Apologetics. [Princeton, NJ : Princeton Theological Seminary, 1898. 16 p.; 22 cm.
1900
The Elective System in Our Colleges and the Curriculum of Our Theological Seminaries
[S.l. : s.n., 1900), p. [66]-88 ; 24 cm.
“The Importance of Preaching the Ethics of Christianity,” The Presbyterian Quarterly, 14.4 (October 1900) 503-519.
1905
Syllabus of lectures ... on Christian apologetics. ([Princeton, NJ: Princeton Theological Seminary], 1905), In folder, 25 cm./ Class of 1876.
1906
Syllabus on lectures delivered in senior year ... on Christian Apologetics (n.p., Printed, not published, for Seminary Book Room, 1905-1906), 39 p. 23 cm. (8vo)
Christian doctrine (Philadelphia : The Westminster press, 1906, ©1905), 55pp.; 19 cm. “Prepared primarily for the use of students in the Westminster teacher-training course.” BT 77. Reprinted, (Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1928), 55 p. ; 19 cm.
1912
“The Supernatural,” in Biblical and Theological Studies, by the Faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary, (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons , 1912), pages 137-207.
2003 – Reprinted, (Birmingham, Ala. : Solid Ground Christian Books, 2003, 1912), pp. 137-207 of 634pp., [3] plates ; 24 cm.; ISBN: 193247417X 1932474188 (pbk.)
1914
The Bible as the Text-book in Sociology [Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Theological Review, 1914), p. [1]-22 ; 25 cm. Extracted from the Princeton theological review, January, 1914, p. 1-22.
1929
"The Ethics of the Old Testament," The Princeton Theological Review, 28.2 (April 1929): 153-192 and 28.3 (July 1929): 313-366.
Christian Ethics [S.l.] : Princeton Theological Seminary, 1900-1928?), 135pp.; 30 cm. Prepared for the use of students at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Articles in The Presbyterian and Reformed Review
Academic Preparation for the Seminary, xi: 66.
Bible as the Text-Book in Sociology, xii:1.
Broad Churchism and Christian Life, iv: 306.
Christian Doctrine of War, xvi:81.
Church and the Social Question, x:377.
Crises of Christianity and their Significance, xvii:345.
Criticism of the Theory of Evolution, xx:537.
Inspiration of the Bible, xxii:235.
Pacifist Misconceptions, xv:462.
Practical Importance of Apologetics, i:200.
Present Crisis in Ethics, xvii:1.
Reasonableness of Vicarious Atonement, xv:423.
War neither Right nor Wrong in Itself, xvi:642.
Book Reviews: xi:338; 514; 690; 724; xii:455, 692; xiii: 122, 293; 297; I:122; 298, 332, 469; 506; 643; ii:143, 327, 351, 362, 364, 488, 673, 705, 718, 720; iii:135, 173, 310, 335, 339, 352, 478, 512, 671, 674; iv: 105, 247, 392, 424; v: 486, 651, 656, 697; vi: 118, 169, 293, 485, 516, 685; vii:119, 172, 333, 362, 466, 471, 657; viii:107, 114, 167, 276, 340, 461, 467, 491, 505, 511, 657, 668; x: 110, 141, 159, 299, 305, 474, 479, 512, 645, 659, 675, 706; xi: 104, 117, 140, 162, 170, 270, 273, 492, 498, 546, 650, 716, 727; xii:101, 103, 170, 265, 270, 345, 501, 509, 517, 617; xiii:99, 129, 153, 155, 275, 285, 319, 329, 497, 505, 668; xiv: 116, 141, 170, 313, 356, 481, 490, 511, 518, 522; xv: 162, 194, 339, 374, 462, 465, 495, 647, 650; xvi: 115, 123, 147, 315, 473, 484; xvii: 137, 164, 319, 513; xviii: 157, 162, 174, 184, 343, 515, 537, 666, 690; xix: 154, 494; xx: 133, 157, 161, 311, 314, 487, 529, 669, 693; xxi: 633; xxii: 127, 135, 326, 347, 478; xxiii: 144, 163, 667.
William Brenton Greene [16 August 1854- 16 November 1928]
Born 16 August 1854 in Providence, Rhode Island. Educated at the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), graduating there in 1876. He worked as a teacher while preparing for the ministry at Princeton Seminary, 1877-1880. Rev. Greene was ordained by the Presbytery of Boston (PCUSA) on 3 June 1880 and installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Boston, where he served from 1880-1883. He next answered a call to serve as associate pastor of the Tenth Presbyterian church in Philadelphia, succeeding Dr. John DeWitt, and serving there from 1883-1892. Finally, from that post he was then appointed to serve as the Stuart Professor of the Relations of Philosophy and Science to the Christian Religion at the Princeton Theological Seminary, a post he held until 1903, after which he held the Chair of Apologetics and Christian Ethics, from 1903 until his death in 1928. Among his many honors, he was awarded the Doctor of Divinity degree by the College of New Jersey in 1891.
Archival—
The William Brenton Greene manuscript collection, Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Theological Seminary Library, 1996, 3pp.; 28 cm. Collection consists of 1.3 linear feet of student notes from Dr. Greene's lectures, typescripts of Dr. Greene's lectures, correspondence, bibliographies, genealogy, printed articles, and biographical materials; processed by Raymond D. Cannata. [PTS]
Chronological bibliography—
1885
The New Theology [Philadelphia, PA : Press of Times Printing House, 1885), 15pp.; 17 cm.
1888
New England Presbyterianism (Philadelphia, Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work, 1888), 16 p. 19 cm.
1892
[Resignation of Rev. William Brenton Greene as pastor]. Tenth Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). [S.l. : s.n., 1892), 1 folder ; 25 cm.
1893
Greene, Wm. Brenton and Ebenezer Erskine, Inaugural Address of William Brenton Greene, Jr., D.D. as Stuart Professor of the Relations of Philosophy and Science to the Christian Religion. New York: Anson D.F. Randolph & Company, 1893), 68pp. The Charge, by the Rev. Ebenezer Erskine [1821-1901], pp. 7-23; and Address, “The Function of the Reason in Christianity” by Dr. Greene, pp. 27-68.
1898
Outline Syllabus on Apologetics. [Princeton, NJ : Princeton Theological Seminary, 1898. 16 p.; 22 cm.
1900
The Elective System in Our Colleges and the Curriculum of Our Theological Seminaries
[S.l. : s.n., 1900), p. [66]-88 ; 24 cm.
“The Importance of Preaching the Ethics of Christianity,” The Presbyterian Quarterly, 14.4 (October 1900) 503-519.
1905
Syllabus of lectures ... on Christian apologetics. ([Princeton, NJ: Princeton Theological Seminary], 1905), In folder, 25 cm./ Class of 1876.
1906
Syllabus on lectures delivered in senior year ... on Christian Apologetics (n.p., Printed, not published, for Seminary Book Room, 1905-1906), 39 p. 23 cm. (8vo)
Christian doctrine (Philadelphia : The Westminster press, 1906, ©1905), 55pp.; 19 cm. “Prepared primarily for the use of students in the Westminster teacher-training course.” BT 77. Reprinted, (Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1928), 55 p. ; 19 cm.
1912
“The Supernatural,” in Biblical and Theological Studies, by the Faculty of Princeton Theological Seminary, (New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons , 1912), pages 137-207.
2003 – Reprinted, (Birmingham, Ala. : Solid Ground Christian Books, 2003, 1912), pp. 137-207 of 634pp., [3] plates ; 24 cm.; ISBN: 193247417X 1932474188 (pbk.)
1914
The Bible as the Text-book in Sociology [Princeton, N.J. : Princeton Theological Review, 1914), p. [1]-22 ; 25 cm. Extracted from the Princeton theological review, January, 1914, p. 1-22.
1929
"The Ethics of the Old Testament," The Princeton Theological Review, 28.2 (April 1929): 153-192 and 28.3 (July 1929): 313-366.
Christian Ethics [S.l.] : Princeton Theological Seminary, 1900-1928?), 135pp.; 30 cm. Prepared for the use of students at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Articles in The Presbyterian and Reformed Review
Academic Preparation for the Seminary, xi: 66.
Bible as the Text-Book in Sociology, xii:1.
Broad Churchism and Christian Life, iv: 306.
Christian Doctrine of War, xvi:81.
Church and the Social Question, x:377.
Crises of Christianity and their Significance, xvii:345.
Criticism of the Theory of Evolution, xx:537.
Inspiration of the Bible, xxii:235.
Pacifist Misconceptions, xv:462.
Practical Importance of Apologetics, i:200.
Present Crisis in Ethics, xvii:1.
Reasonableness of Vicarious Atonement, xv:423.
War neither Right nor Wrong in Itself, xvi:642.
Book Reviews: xi:338; 514; 690; 724; xii:455, 692; xiii: 122, 293; 297; I:122; 298, 332, 469; 506; 643; ii:143, 327, 351, 362, 364, 488, 673, 705, 718, 720; iii:135, 173, 310, 335, 339, 352, 478, 512, 671, 674; iv: 105, 247, 392, 424; v: 486, 651, 656, 697; vi: 118, 169, 293, 485, 516, 685; vii:119, 172, 333, 362, 466, 471, 657; viii:107, 114, 167, 276, 340, 461, 467, 491, 505, 511, 657, 668; x: 110, 141, 159, 299, 305, 474, 479, 512, 645, 659, 675, 706; xi: 104, 117, 140, 162, 170, 270, 273, 492, 498, 546, 650, 716, 727; xii:101, 103, 170, 265, 270, 345, 501, 509, 517, 617; xiii:99, 129, 153, 155, 275, 285, 319, 329, 497, 505, 668; xiv: 116, 141, 170, 313, 356, 481, 490, 511, 518, 522; xv: 162, 194, 339, 374, 462, 465, 495, 647, 650; xvi: 115, 123, 147, 315, 473, 484; xvii: 137, 164, 319, 513; xviii: 157, 162, 174, 184, 343, 515, 537, 666, 690; xix: 154, 494; xx: 133, 157, 161, 311, 314, 487, 529, 669, 693; xxi: 633; xxii: 127, 135, 326, 347, 478; xxiii: 144, 163, 667.