Ernest DeWitt Burton (February 4, 1856 – May 26, 1925) was an

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and president of the

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Biography

Burton was born in

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and graduated from

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in 1876. After graduating from Rochester Theological Seminary in 1882, he studied in

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and

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, then taught at seminaries in Rochester and Newton (1882–1892). Burton was then appointed chief of the department of New Testament literature and interpretation at the

and in 1897 was named editor of the '' American Journal of Theology''. Burton was president of the Chicago Society of Biblical Research in 1906–1907. He served as the third president of the

from 1923 until his death from cancer in 1925.

Publications

Burton notably wrote with

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, ''Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ'' (1901) and ''Principles and Ideals of the Sunday School'' (1903), and with J. M. P. Smith and G. B. Smith he wrote ''Biblical Ideas of Atonement'' (1909).

Works

* * * * * - Originally published under the title ''Constructive Studies in the Life of Christ'' * * * * * * * * * * - contains "The published writings of Ernest De Witt Burton": pages 153-159

References

External links

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Guide to the University of Chicago Office of the President, Harper, Judson and Burton Administrations Records 1869-1925
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University of Chicago Special Collections Research Center
1856 births 1925 deaths Academic journal editors American biblical scholars American theologians Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School alumni Critics of the Christ myth theory Denison University alumni New Testament scholars People from Granville, Ohio Presidents of the University of Chicago University of Chicago faculty {{US-academic-administrator-stub