Edmond La Beaume Cherbonnier

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Edmond La B. Cherbonnier
American
Education

The Rev. Edmond La Beaume Cherbonnier (February 11, 1918 – March 7, 2017) was an American scholar in the field of religious studies.

Episcopal Church. He is known for his work on Christianity, analyzing idolatry and distinctions between mystical and biblical thought, his efforts on developing and advancing religious studies, and for founding the Religion Department at Trinity College in 1955.[2]

Early life

Edmond Cherbonnier was born on February 11, 1918, in

Ralston Purina Company.[3]

After graduation from

Glee Club, and an active participant for several years in social service work at the Phillips Brooks House Association.[6]

Professional career

Cherbonnier held a brief post as teacher of

Cambridge University, England. Additionally, from 1948-1949 Cherbonnier was in residence as a Union Seminary Traveling Fellow at the University of Strasbourg and the University of Zurich
.

Cherbonnier entered the doctoral program at

Ph.D. degree in religion conferred by Columbia. His doctoral thesis was entitled "Freedom and Time: A Study in Some Recent Contributions to the Problem
".

From Vassar, Cherbonnier joined the faculty of

James A. Pike. On May 31, 1954, The New York Times highlighted one of his cathedral sermons in an article "Worship Of Ideals Held Destructive".[10]

Cherbonnier received praise for his efforts early in his career. In 1952, Reinhold Niebuhr expressed gratitude to Cherbonnier in his Preface to The Irony Of American History "for careful reading of my manuscript and for many suggestions for its improvement".[11]

In 1955, Cherbonnier’s book Hardness of Heart was published by

phallicism, promiscuity, the glorification of money, and the various euphemisms such as frugality, shrewdness, and sound economy. Cherbonnier also lists iconoclasm, existentialist despair, and a so-called state of “adjustment” and “relatedness” toward which some psychiatrists are believed to steer their patients.”[12]

In the fall of 1955, Cherbonnier was invited by Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, to establish a religion department. After serving two years as an associate professor, he was promoted to full professor and was then joined by a second department member, Dr. Theodor Marcus Mauch.[13] Under Cherbonnier’s chairmanship, the department was enlarged to a staff of five full-time professors plus adjunct faculty.

Professor Cherbonnier was awarded the degree of

honoris causa by the University of Vermont in 1959. He took a sabbatical leave in 1962-63 to London, England, which was partially underwritten by a Lilly Post-Doctoral Fellowship. He spent his sabbatical performing further work on distinctions between mystical and biblical thought. Dr. Cherbonnier took another leave for the 1970-1972 academic years plus the first semester of 1972-1973, which he also spent in England. He retired from his Trinity position in 1983.[3]

Dr. Cherbonnier's interests include the

Saint Joan of Arc
(1412-1431 C.E.).

He is a

Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem - Priory in the United States.[14]

Works

Many of Dr. Cherbonnier’s published writings, including Hardness of Heart, are accessible online. His papers were published in distinguished scholarly journals, such as the

Journal of Religion
. Additionally, he contributed essays to dictionaries and chapters to a number of books. His works include:

  • Freedom and Time: A Study in Some Recent Contributions to the Problem, Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume 12-01, 1951, p. 76
  • "Biblical Metaphysics and Christian Philosophy", Theology Today, October 1952
  • "The Theology of the Word of God", The
    Journal of Religion
    , 33(16), January 1953, pp. 16–30
  • "Jerusalem and Athens", Anglican Theological Review, 36, October 1954, pp. 252–271
  • Hardness of Heart, Doubleday, 1955
  • "Mystical vs. Biblical Symbolism," The Christian Scholar, 39(1), March 1956, pp. 32–44
  • "Biblical Faith and the Idea of Tragedy," The Tragic Vision and the Christian Faith, ed. Nathan A. Scott, 1957
  • "Is There a Biblical Metaphysic?", Theology Today, 15(4), January 1959, pp. 454–69
  • "A.J. Heschel and the Philosophy of the Bible",
    Commentary Magazine
    , January 1959, pp. 23–29
  • "The logic of Biblical Anthromorphism" Harvard Theological Review 54(3), July 1962, p. 187
  • The Diaconate Now, ed.
    Richard T. Nolan
    , Corpus Books, 1968
  • "Heschel as a Religious Thinker",
    Conservative Judaism
    , 23(1), Fall 1968, pp. 25–39
  • "Heschel's Time Bomb",
    Conservative Judaism
    , 28(1), Fall 1973, pp. 10–18
  • "In Defense of Anthropomorphism," in Truman G. Madsen (editor), Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels: Papers Delivered at the Religious Studies Center Symposium, Brigham Young University, March 10–11, 1978 (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University and Bookcraft, 1978), 162, pp. 49–50."

References

  1. ^ a b "A Brief Biography of Edmond La B. Cherbonnier" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  2. ^ "Edmond La Beaume Cherbonnier". St. Louis Today. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Laurie Goodwin Cherbonnier Marries John Christopher Nielsen in Hartford", The New York Times, May 17, 1987
  4. ^ a b "Cherbonnier talks at noon meeting", Barnard Bulletin Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, November 2, 1953
  5. ^ a b Cherbonnier, E. La B., "Abstract - A. J. Heschel and the Philosophy of the Bible: Mystic or Rationalist?", Commentary (January 1959)
  6. ^ a b c "Cherbonnier elected next P.B.H. President", The Harvard Crimson, March 08, 1938
  7. ^ "Clergy from The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  8. ^ "Fellowships Awarded for Travel, Study", The Harvard Crimson, June 19, 1947
  9. ^ Guide to the Vassar College Biographical Files, 1900-1983
  10. ^ "Worship Of Ideals Held Destructive - St. John's Deacon Warns on Idolatry of Democracy as a Danger of Our Time", The New York Times, May 31, 1954
  11. ^ Niebuhr, Reinhold (1952). The Irony Of American History p. ix
  12. ^ Menninger, Karl (1963). The Vital Balance p.375
  13. ^ "Obituaries for October 19." The Cape Codder, October 19, 2007
  14. ^ "Members List of Priory of St John". Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

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