George N. Marshall

The author wrote in his acknowledgments that he expected this book to take about a year to complete, but to his surprise it took five years. The subject was Welsh by birth. In 1925 he was ordained as a Methodist minister and emigrated to the United States in 1928, where he initially served in small New England communities. From there he moved on to the Pine Street Church in Portland, Maine the following year. Vincent Silliman, who was the pastor of First Parish, introduced Davies to Unitarian thought. By 1933 Davies resigned from his Methodist pulpit and accepted the call to the Summit Community Church. He went on to become one of the most respected voices in the denomination, dying in 1957.

This is a well-researched work, with good chapter notes, a bibliography and a thorough index.… (more)