Harry Van Buren Richardson

Dr. Harry Van Buren Richardson (b. 27 June 1901, d. 13 December 1990)[1] was a theologian, writer, and the first president of the Interdenominational Theological Center.

Harry Van Buren Richardson
Born(1901-06-27)June 27, 1901
Jacksonville, Florida
DiedDecember 13, 1990(1990-12-13) (aged 89)
Atlanta, Georgia
OccupationTheologian, Author, Educator

Education

Richardson began his college training from Western Reserve University where he received an A.B., and later matriculated to Harvard University where he received a S.T.B. from the Divinity School. While at Harvard, he was awarded the university's two highest honors. In 1945, Dr. Richardson received his PhD from Drew University in rural sociology and religion.[2][3]

Published works
  • 1947: Dark Glory: A Picture of the Church among Negroes in the Rural South[4]
  • 1976: Dark Salvation: The Story of Methodism as It Developed among Blacks in America[5][6]
  • 1981: Walk Together, Children: The Story of the Birth and Growth of the Interdenominational Theological Center[7]

References
  1. "Dr Harry Van Buren Richardson (1901-1990) - Find A Grave". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. "Harry V. Richardson, 1959-1968". Walk Together Children: A History of the Interdenominational Theological Center. Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. Knotts, Alice G. (7 November 2013). "Richardson, Harry Van Buren". In Yrigoyen, Jr., Charles; Warrick, Susan E. (eds.). Historical Dictionary of Methodism (3 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 310. ISBN 9780810878945. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. Richardson, Harry V. (1947). Dark Glory: A Picture of the Church among Negroes in the Rural South. Friendship Press. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. Hildebrand, Reginald F. (1995). The Times Were Strange and Stirring: Methodist Preachers and the Crisis of Emancipation. Duke University Press. p. xxiv. ISBN 9780822316398. Retrieved 15 February 2018. The most comprehensive single volume on the history of black Methodism is Dark Salvation: The Story of Methodism as It Developed among Blacks in America by Harry V. Richardson.
  6. Davis, Morris L. (2008). The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era. NYU Press. p. 153. ISBN 9780814720318. Retrieved 15 February 2018. ...Richardson's work is considered by many to be the classic overview of African American Methodism. Richardson's book is crucial to understanding the complex variety of African American Methodist institutions and how they have related to each other.
  7. Jelks, Randal Maurice (2012). Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography. UNC Press Books. p. 290. ISBN 9780807869871. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
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