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He wrote a biography of [[Mary Carpenter]], the prolific social reformer and educationalist.
He wrote a biography of [[Mary Carpenter]], the prolific social reformer and educationalist.

In his book ''The Historical Jesus and the Theological Christ'' (1911) he defended a [[historical Jesus]] and criticized the claims of Christ myth theory proponents such as [[Arthur Drews]]. Congregationalist [[Reginald John Campbell]] wrote that the book contains a "temperate and scholarly criticism of the Christ Myth theories."<ref>Campbell, Reginald John. (1921). ''The Life of Christ''. D. Appleton & Company. p. 26</ref>


==Selected publications==
==Selected publications==
*''The life and work of Mary Carpenter'', Macmillan & Co., London, 1879.
*''The Life and Work of Mary Carpenter'', Macmillan & Co., London, 1879.
*''The First Three Gospels, their Origins and Relations, &c''. Sunday School Association, London, 1890.
*''The First Three Gospels, their Origins and Relations, &c''. Sunday School Association, London, 1890.
*''[https://archive.org/details/comparativerelig00carp Comparative Religion]'', [[Williams and Norgate]], London. ([[Home University Library of Modern Knowledge]])
*''[https://archive.org/details/comparativerelig00carp Comparative Religion]'', [[Williams and Norgate]], London. ([[Home University Library of Modern Knowledge]])
*''Theism in medieval India; lectures delivered in Essex hall, London October-December, 1919'', Williams and Norgate, London, 1921.
*''Theism in Medieval India: Lectures Delivered in Essex Hall, London October-December, 1919'', Williams and Norgate, London, 1921.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 14:33, 25 September 2017

Joseph Estlin Carpenter (5 October 1844 – 2 June 1927) was a Unitarian minister, the principal of Manchester College, Oxford.[1][2]

Carpenter was educated at University College School, London, and the University of London, where he read mental and moral philosophy.[1]

He wrote a biography of Mary Carpenter, the prolific social reformer and educationalist.

In his book The Historical Jesus and the Theological Christ (1911) he defended a historical Jesus and criticized the claims of Christ myth theory proponents such as Arthur Drews. Congregationalist Reginald John Campbell wrote that the book contains a "temperate and scholarly criticism of the Christ Myth theories."[3]

Selected publications

References

  1. ^ a b Estlin Carpenter. The Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. ^ Estlin Carpenter. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 7 October 2015. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Campbell, Reginald John. (1921). The Life of Christ. D. Appleton & Company. p. 26

External links

  • "BBC - Your Paintings - Joseph Estlin Carpenter (1844–1927)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-05.