Albert Elijah Dunning (January 5, 1844 – November 14, 1923) was an American Congregationalist theologian.

Biography

He was born in Brookfield, Connecticut and attended the Fort Edward Institute (1860–1861). He graduated from

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(1862) and

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(1867), where he was

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and a member of Skull and Bones. Additionally, he graduated from Andover Theological Seminary (1870), and

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(1889) with a DD. He was pastor of the Highland Congregational Church in

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(1870–1881). He was editor of ''The Congregationalist'' (1889–1911) and '' Pilgrim Teacher'' (1873–1877). He was author of ''Bible Studies'' (1886); ''Congregationalists in America'' (1894); and ''The Making of the Bible'' (1911). He married Harriet W. Beekman on December 27, 1870. He died at his home in

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on November 14, 1923, and was buried at Walnut Hills Cemetery.

References

* "Albert Elijah Dunning." '' Dictionary of American Biography''. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Gale Biography In Context. Web. March 30, 2011. {{DEFAULTSORT:Dunning, Albert Elijah 1844 births 1923 deaths American theologians Yale University alumni Andover Newton Theological School alumni Beloit College alumni American male writers American editors Bryant and Stratton College alumni Burials at Walnut Hills Cemetery (Brookline, Massachusetts) Members of Skull and Bones