J. H. S. Burleigh

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John Henderson Seaforth Burleigh (1894–1985) was a Scottish minister and biblical scholar[1] who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1960. He was Honorary President of the Scottish Church History Society. In authorship he is usually referred to as J. H. S. Burleigh.

Life

He was born in the

Kelso High School and George Watson's College in Edinburgh.[2] He studied classics at the University of Edinburgh
graduating in 1915.

In

Jan Huss in various European centres: Paris, Strasbourg, Prague and Oxford.[3]

From 1931 to 1964, he was Professor of Ecclesiastical History at the University of Edinburgh, also acting as Dean of the Faculty of Divinity from 1956.

As Moderator he was succeeded in 1961 by Archibald Campbell Craig.

He retired in 1964 and died in Peebles on 22 March 1985.

Publications

  • The Church: What Is It? (1937)
  • The City of God (1949)
  • Augustine: Early Writings (1953)
  • A Church History of Scotland (1961)
  • St Augustine: Of True Religion (1968)

References

  1. ^ "Craig, Archibald Campbell (1888-1985), biblical scholar". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Very Rev Dr John Burleigh, from Ednam Kelso Scotland". kelso.bordernet.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Full text of "In memoriam; the Very Reverend John Henderson Seaforth Burleigh, M.A., B.D., B.Litt., D.D."". archive.org. 1985. Retrieved 13 February 2018.