Thomas Cuming Hall

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Thomas Cuming Hall (born 1858, date of death unknown) An American Presbyterian theologian, son of the Rev. John Hall (1829-98). He was born at Armagh, Ireland, graduated from Princeton University in 1879 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1882, and studied at Berlin and Göttingen 1882-83. Ordained in 1883, he held pastorates at Omaha, Neb. (1883-86), and Chicago (1886-97), and in 1898 became professor of Christian ethics at Union Seminary. In 1914he was chosen to be Roosevelt professor at the University of Berlin during 1915-16. He was decorated with the order of the Crown by the Emperor of Germany. His writings include:

  • The Power of an Endless Life (1893)
  • The Social Meaning of the Modern Religious Movements in England (1900)
  • The Messages of Jesus According to the Synoptists (1901; 1908)
  • John Hall, Pastor and Preacher: A Biography by his Son (1901)
  • Social Solutions in the Light of Christian Ethics (1910)
  • The History of Ethics within Organized Christianity (1910)
  • Historical Setting of the Early Gospel (1912)
  • Religion and Life (1913)