Henry Churchill King (1858–1934) was an

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theologian Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

, educator, and author. At

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from 1884, he taught in

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, and

theology Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...

. From 1902 to 1927, he was president of the college. With a tenure of 25 years, he is Oberlin's longest-serving president. In 1919, he served on the King-Crane Commission, which provided recommendations on the fair and just disposition of non-Turkish areas of the Ottoman Empire. The findings of that commission, suppressed until 1922, were made public in the King-Crane Commission Report and conveyed the sentiment of the indigenous peoples of the region as to who would be entrusted with the various mandates, the future of Palestine, and other vital issues. He was prominent in the councils of the

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and a moderator (1919–21) of its National Council as well as chairman (1921–27) of the Congregational Foundation for Education.

Bibliography

* ''Reconstruction in Theology'' (1901) * ''Rational Living'' (1905) * ''The Ethics of Jesus'' (1910) *''Fundamental Questions'' (1917) *''For A New America In A New World'' (1919) * ''The King-Crane Commission Report'' (August 28, 1919) *''Seeing Life Whole'' (1923)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Henry Churchill 1858 births 1934 deaths Presidents of Oberlin College People from Hillsdale, Michigan