Harry Van Buren Richardson

Harry Van Buren Richardson (June 27, 1901 – December 13, 1990)[1] was a theologian, writer, and the first president of the Interdenominational Theological Center.

Harry Van Buren Richardson
Born(1901-06-27)June 27, 1901
Jacksonville, Florida
DiedDecember 13, 1990(1990-12-13) (aged 89)
Atlanta, Georgia
Occupation(s)Theologian, author, educator

Education

Richardson began his college training from Western Reserve University where he received an A.B., and later matriculated to Harvard University where he received a S.T.B. from the Divinity School. While at Harvard, he was awarded the university's two highest honors. In 1945, Richardson received his PhD from Drew University in rural sociology and religion.[2][3]

Published works
  • 1947: Dark Glory: A Picture of the Church among Negroes in the Rural South[4]
  • 1976: Dark Salvation: The Story of Methodism as It Developed among Blacks in America[5][6]
  • 1981: Walk Together, Children: The Story of the Birth and Growth of the Interdenominational Theological Center[7]

References
  1. "Dr Harry Van Buren Richardson (1901–1990) – Find A Grave". www.findagrave.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. "Harry V. Richardson, 1959–1968". Walk Together Children: A History of the Interdenominational Theological Center. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  3. Knotts, Alice G. (November 7, 2013). "Richardson, Harry Van Buren". In Yrigoyen, Charles Jr.; Warrick, Susan E. (eds.). Historical Dictionary of Methodism (3 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 310. ISBN 9780810878945. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  4. Richardson, Harry V. (1947). Dark Glory: A Picture of the Church among Negroes in the Rural South. Friendship Press. OCLC 503943900. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  5. Hildebrand, Reginald F. (1995). The Times Were Strange and Stirring: Methodist Preachers and the Crisis of Emancipation. Duke University Press. p. xxiv. ISBN 9780822316398. Retrieved February 15, 2018. The most comprehensive single volume on the history of black Methodism is Dark Salvation: The Story of Methodism as It Developed among Blacks in America by Harry V. Richardson.
  6. Davis, Morris L. (2008). The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era. NYU Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780814720318. Retrieved February 15, 2018. ...Richardson's work is considered by many to be the classic overview of African American Methodism. Richardson's book is crucial to understanding the complex variety of African American Methodist institutions and how they have related to each other.
  7. Jelks, Randal Maurice (2012). Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography. UNC Press Books. p. 290. ISBN 9780807869871. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
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