James Luther Adams (1901–1994)

Author of On Being Human Religiously: Selected Essays in Religion and Society

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About the Author

James Luther Adams is professor emeritus at the Harvard Divinity School, former president of the American Theological Society, and a founder of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion George K. Beach, a former student and longtime friend of Adams, is minister of the Unitarian Church of show more Arlington, Virginia show less

Works by James Luther Adams

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On Being Human Religiously: Selected Essays in Religion and Society (1976) 129 copies, 4 reviews

An Examined Faith: Social Context and Religious Commitment (1991) 94 copies

JLA: The Essential James Luther Adams- Selected Essays and Addresses (1998) 83 copies, 4 reviews

The Prophethood of All Believers (1986) 75 copies, 1 review

Paul Tillich's philosophy of culture, science, and religion (1967) 65 copies

The Grotesque in Art and Literature : Theological Reflections (1997) — Editor — 24 copies

The Thought of Paul Tillich (1985) 24 copies

Pastoral care in the liberal churches (1970) — Editor — 20 copies

Voluntary associations : socio-cultural analyses and theological interpretation (1986) 15 copies

Not without dust and heat : a memoir (1995) 12 copies, 1 review

Taking time seriously (1957) 8 copies

James Luther Adams Papers (Unitarian Universalist Christian, Fall/Winter 1993, Vol 48, Nos 3-4) (1993) 2 copies

James Luther Adams - Seven Essays 2 copies

James Luther Adams: Prophet to the Powerful (2008) — Author — 2 copies

Paul Tillich; theologian of the boundaries (1970) 1 copy

James Luther Adams in Dialogue : All Souls Resources volume 2 1 copy

The Unitarian Universalist Christian, Volume 48 1 copy

Religion and the ideologies 1 copy

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What Is Religion? (1969) — Translator — 71 copies

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Legal name: Adams, James Luther
Birthdate: 1901
Date of death: 1994-07-26
Gender: male
Education: University of Minnesota (AB)
Harvard University (BA, MA)
University of Chicago (PhD)
Occupations: professor
theologian
Organizations: Harvard University
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Ritzville, Washington, USA
Place of death: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Associated Place (for map): USA

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PendleHillLibrary 3,298 reviews

On being human religiously: Selected essays in religion and society by James Luther Adams

Examines the similarities and differences of sociology and religion.

Jun 20, 20233 other reviews

phoenixlibrary2023 86 reviews

JLA: The Essential James Luther Adams- by James Luther Adams

Selected Essays and Addresses

Feb 8, 20243 other reviews

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JLA: The Essential James Luther Adams- by James Luther Adams

Selected Essays and Addresses

Feb 8, 20243 other reviews

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The Essential jla: Selected Writings of James Luther Adams by James Luther Adams

We affectionately call James Luther Adams "jla", by the initials with which he ended his prolific correspondences. Lived 1901-94.

The Episcopal priest/ author of The Making of American Liberal Theology, describes JLA as the "conscience of his generation" and most influential of the Unitarians.

Nov 6, 20073 other reviews

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