R. Heber Newton

Richard Heber Newton (31 October 1840 – 19 December 1914) was a prominent American Episcopalian priest and writer. He was rector of All Souls' Protestant Episcopal Church in New York City from 1869–1902. He was a leader in the Social Gospel movement, a supporter of Higher Criticism of the Bible, and sought to unify Christian churches in the United States.^[1]

In 1883 he was accused of heresy^[2] for a series of sermons later published in a book, The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible. He was again accused in 1884 and 1891 but the bishop, Henry Codman Potter, refused to go forward.^[3]

In 1903 he briefly served as first and last pastor of Stanford Memorial Church at Stanford University.^[4]

Works

• The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible (1883)^[5]
• The Morals
• Studies of Jesus
• Womanhood: Lectures on a Woman's Work in the World (1881)

References

1. Armentrout, Donald S. (February 2000). "Newton, Richard Heber". American National Biography Online. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
2. "CHARGED WITH HERESY; A PRESENTMENT AGAINST THE REV. R. HEBER NEWTON.". New York Times. 26 April 1883. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
3. "Henry Codman Potter, seventh bishop of New York" By George Hodges, 1915, pp 135-143.
4. "Guide to the Stanford University. Memorial Church. Records". Online Archive of California. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
5. Newton, Richard Heber. "The Right and Wrong Uses of the Bible". Project Gutenburg. Retrieved 2011-02-08.[]

External links

• Works by R. Heber Newton at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about R. Heber Newton at Internet Archive