James D. Smart (1906–1982)
Author of A Promise to Keep
About the Author
Works by James D. Smart
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- Legal name
- Smart, James Dick
- Birthdate
- 1906-03-01
- Date of death
- 1982-01-23
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- clergy
- Short biography
- Pastor, lecturer in homilectics and Christian education at Knox College, Jesup Professor of Biblical Interpretation at Union Theological Seminary, New York. Smart served as editor in chief of curriculum for the Board of Christian Education, Presbyterian Church U.S.A. His influential publications included The Teaching Ministry of the Church (1954), and The Creed in Christian Teaching (1962). A proponent of a theological approach to Christian education, building on the doctrine of the church.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Alton, Ontario, Canada
- Place of death
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Associated Place (for map)
- Ontario, Canada
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Written in 1959, this book is part of what used to be the classic collection of religious books for protestant teens. Its title refers to God's promise to his people to send a messiah. It recounts the story of the Jews and leads to the coming of Jesus and his resurrection in simple terminology suited to those whith limited attention spans.
A collection of stories about Jesus with references to where it is located in the Bible.
See my comments on this book in my personal journal (Volume 20), December 31, 2020 and what can be problematic with Smart's viewpoint.
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