Henry Nelson Wieman
Henry Nelson Wieman (1884–1975) was an American philosopher and theologian. He became the most famous proponent of theocentric naturalism and the empirical method in American theology and catalyzed the emergence of religious naturalism in the latter part of the 20th century. His grandson Carl Wieman is a Nobel laureate, and his son-in-law Huston Smith was a prominent scholar in religious studies.
Henry Nelson Wieman | |
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Wieman in 1912, from the collection of his daughter, Kendra Smith | |
| Born | August 19, 1884 Rich Hill, Missouri |
| Died | June 19, 1975 |
| Alma mater | Park College San Francisco Theological Seminary Harvard University |
| Known for | Naturalistic religion, Empirical Theology |
| Awards | UUA Award for Distinguished Service to the Cause of Liberal Religion. |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Theology/Philosophy |
| Institutions | Occidental College University of Chicago Divinity School University of Southern Illinois |
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