Samuel Zane Batten
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Samuel Zane Batten (August 10, 1859 – June 5, 1925)[1] was an American Baptist minister and educator.[2]
BornAugust 10, 1859
DiedJune 5, 1925 (aged 65)
EducationBucknell University
OccupationsMinister and educator
Samuel Zane Batten | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 10, 1859 |
| Died | June 5, 1925 (aged 65) |
| Education | Bucknell University |
| Occupations | Minister and educator |
Biography
Batten graduated from Bucknell University in 1885, and served as a Baptist minister in Morristown, New Jersey, where he preached against alcohol consumption and gambling.[3] He was an adamant proponent of democracy for its Christian appeal.[4] In 1908, he established the Commission on Social Service of the American Baptist Association.[5] In 1913, he joined the faculty of what would become the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice.[6]
He was a member of the Brotherhood of the Kingdom.[7]
Bibliography
- The New Citizenship: Christian Character in its Biblical Ideas, Sources, and Relations (1898)
- The Social Task of Christianity: A Summons to the New Crusade (1909)
- The Christian State: The State, Democracy, and Christianity (1909)
- A Working Temperance Program (1910)
- The Industrial Menace to the Home (1914)
- The Moral Meaning of War: A Prophetic Interpretation (1918)
- The New World Order (1919)
- If America Fail: Our National Mission and Our Possible Future (1922)
- Building a Community (1922)
- Why Not Try Christianity? (1923)
