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Edwin E. Aubrey Papers

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Call Number:
UPT 50 A895
Repository:
University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Extent:
6.5 cubic feet
Language:
English
Date:
1915-1956 (inclusive)
Creator:
Aubrey, Edwin E.
Form:
Reprints, Publications (documents), Subject indexes, Curricula, Book reviews, Syllabi, Pamphlets, Author indexes, Card indexes, and Clippings
Abstract:
A nationally known theologian, Edwin Ewart Aubrey established the Department of Religious Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. He finished out his career at the University as professor and chairman of the department until his death in 1956. The collection reflects Edwin E. Aubrey's fruitful career of research, teaching, and publication in the field of theology.

Edwin Ewart Aubrey was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1896. He came to the United States in 1913 and became a naturalized citizen in 1918. He served with the U. S. Ambulance Service in France and Italy during World War I.

Aubrey earned his Bachelor of Philosophy degree from Bucknell University in 1919. His Master of Arts (1921), Bachelor of Divinity (1922), and Doctor of Philosophy (1926) were all received from the University of Chicago. Bucknell awarded him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1939.

Aubrey taught at Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota, in 1922-1923; Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1923-1926; and Vassar College, in 1926-1929. From 1929 to 1944, he served as professor of Christian theology and ethics at the University of Chicago and from 1933 to 1944 was the chairman of the theological field. He became President of Crozer Theological Seminary, Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1944. He remained at Crozer until 1949, when he established the Department of Religious Thought at the University of Pennsylvania. Aubrey finished out his career at the University as professor and chairman of the department until his death in 1956.

From 1940 to 1953, Aubrey held a series of guest or term appointments as visiting lecturer or visiting professor at Vanderbilt University, California Institute of Technology, Union Theological Seminary of New York City, Evangelical and Reformed (German Reformed) Seminary (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), Swarthmore College, Harvard University, Beloit College (Beloit, Wisconsin), and Colgate-Rochester Divinity School.

Aubrey authored several books, including Religion and the Next Generation (1931), Present Theological Tendencies (1936), Living the Christian Faith (1939), Man's Search for Himself (1940), The Religious Element in Higher Education (1952), and Secularism a Myth (1954). Among the books he co-authored are Religion in Higher Education (1931), The Process of Religion (1933), and Church and Community.

A nationally known theologian, Aubrey held the office of Secretary and Vice President of the American Theological Society from 1945 to 1956. In addition, he provided leadership in the following capacities: as President of the University of Chicago Settlement from 1941 to 1944; as Chairman of the Department of International Justice and Good Will of the Federal Council of Churches from 1944 to 1948; as Treasurer of the American Association of Theological Schools from 1946 to 1948; as Chairman of the National Program Commission of Student YMCA and YWCA from 1950 to 1955; and as Chairman of the Editorial Board of Haddam House Publications from 1954 to 1955.

The collection reflects Edwin E. Aubrey's fruitful career of research, teaching, and publication in the field of theology.

The Correspondence series includes five folders of correspondence, one folder of Aubrey's curriculum vitae, two folders concerning his experiences with Chicago Ecumenical Discussion Group and American Association of Theological Schools respectively, and one folder concerning his appointment at Penn.

The Publication series contains booklets, articles, and reprints of his works from 1923 to 1955.

The Addresses, talks, and lectures series consists of his notes for presentations on different occasions from 1938 to 1956.

Book reviews, papers (including papers written when a student), unpublished articles, research notes, and bibliographical notes comprise the manuscripts and notes series. The Course syllabi and teaching material series consists mainly of syllabi and other material Aubrey used for courses he taught on various subjects such as biblical literature, religion, divinity, Christian theology, history, philosophy, and social psychology. The series covers his teaching experiences with Vassar College, Swarthmore College, University of Chicago, Crozer Theological Seminary, and the University of Pennsylvania.

The Reference, photographs, and artifacts series is largely composed of articles and other material Aubrey collected in teaching and research, news clippings, three of his portrait photographs, and a glassplate negative of his portrait.

The Bibliographical index cards series records detailed bibliographical notes Aubrey prepared for teaching and research purposes, and includes cards of subject; cards of authors; cards for teaching courses; cards for a book on religious education in American colleges; and cards indexing Aubrey's own publications, presentations, and interesting topics.

The Edwin E. Aubrey Papers are organized into the following seven series: 1. Correspondence and other general files, 1923-1956; 2. Publications, 1923-1955; 3. Addresses, talks, and lectures, 1938-1956; 4. Manuscripts and notes, 1919-1956; 5. Course syllabi and teaching material, 1921-1949; 6. Reference files, photographs, and artifacts, 1915-1935; 7. Bibliographical index cards.

The collection transferred from the Department of Religious Studies in 1992.

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University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center
Finding Aid Author
Kaiyi Chen
Finding Aid Date
1993
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Curriculum Vitae, [1956].
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1923.
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1926-1928.
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, Christian Century, 1934.
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence and reviews on Aubrey's Man's Search for Himself.
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence and book reviews on Aubrey's Present Theological Tendencies, 1936-1938.
Box 1 Folder 6
Chicago Ecumenical Discussion Group, [1929-1944], Memorandum.
Box 1 Folder 7
American Association of Theological Schools, Committee study: Recruiting for the Ministry, [after 1937].
Box 1 Folder 8
Academic appointment at Penn, 1949.
Box 1 Folder 9

Published works, list.
Box 1 Folder 10
1923-1926.
Box 1 Folder 11
1928-1930.
Box 1 Folder 12
1931-1935.
Box 1 Folder 13
1937-1945.
Box 1 Folder 14
1946-1950.
Box 1 Folder 15
1951-1955.
Box 1 Folder 16
1933-1943.
Box 1 Folder 17
1944-1951.
Box 1 Folder 18
Book jacket, undated.
Box 1 Folder 19

Radio talks and lectures, 1938-1955.
Box 1 Folder 20
Addresses 1939-1956.
Box 1 Folder 21
Cole Lectures, 1940.
Box 1 Folder 22
Inaugural address at Crozer Theological Seminary, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 23
Miscellaneous orientation lectures, outlines.
Box 1 Folder 24

General.
Box 1 Folder 25
Christian doctrine and modern philosophical ideals.
Box 1 Folder 26
Moore, "The Spread of Christianity," 1922.
Box 1 Folder 27
Chapters and articles, undated.
Box 1 Folder 28
Christology.
Box 1 Folder 29
Missionary problems.
Box 1 Folder 30
"Test of Ability in Constructive Thinking".
Box 1 Folder 31
Typescripts, published articles, 1929-1956.
Box 1 Folder 32
Typescripts, undated.
Box 1 Folder 33
"The Influence of the War on the Missionary Enterprises," undated.
Box 1 Folder 34
"The Social Interests of the New Testament Church," 1919.
Box 1 Folder 35
"Beginnings of Christianity," 1919.
Box 2 Folder 1
"Hebrew and Greek Monotheism," 1920.
Box 2 Folder 2
"Church History: the Politiques of France," 1920.
Box 2 Folder 3
"The Relation of the Elementary School of Frances to the Pope," 1920.
Box 2 Folder 4
Philosophy of religion, 1921.
Box 2 Folder 5
"Mysticism as the Basis of a World Religion," 1921.
Box 2 Folder 6
Relations of early Christianity to contemporary readings, 1922.
Box 2 Folder 7
"The Psychology of Mysticism," 1923.
Box 2 Folder 8
Christian Theology and modern science, 1924.
Box 2 Folder 9
Unpublished articles, [1924-1955].
Box 2 Folder 10
Unpublished articles and lectures for the Bell Company, 1955-1956.
Box 2 Folder 11
Unpublished manuscripts, undated.
Box 2 Folder 12
Unpublished papers.
Box 2 Folder 13
Ancient church history, undated.
Box 2 Folder 14
Church history: Reformation.
Box 2 Folder 15
Development of modern Christianity.
Box 2 Folder 16
Dr. Haydon's lecture on "Modern World View and the Great Religions," 1921.
Box 2 Folder 17
"Life of Understanding".
Box 2 Folder 18
Philosophy 18: History of American philosophy.
Box 2 Folder 19
Social origins and social control.
Box 2 Folder 20
Sociology of religion.
Box 2 Folder 21
W.E. Hoeking's course in contemporary philosophies.
Box 2 Folder 22
Contemporary, works of Peter Wust.
Box 2 Folder 23
History (I).
Box 2 Folder 24
History (II).
Box 2 Folder 25
History (III), works of John Calvin.
Box 2 Folder 26
History (III), works of Martin Luther.
Box 2 Folder 27
History (III), works of Huldreich Zwingli.
Box 2 Folder 28
History (IV).
Box 2 Folder 29
New Testament, [after 1940].
Box 2 Folder 30

Course syllabi at Vassar College, [1927-1929].
Box 2 Folder 31
Course syllabi at Swarthmore College, [1947].
Box 2 Folder 32
Course Syllabi, miscellaneous, [1947-1948?].
Box 2 Folder 33
Course syllabi, (I), [after 1949?].
Box 2 Folder 34
Course syllabi, (II), [after 1949?].
Box 2 Folder 35
Biblical literature 14: Introduction to the New Testament, 1927.
Box 2 Folder 36
Philosophy 15: Contemporary Christian Thinkers, 1948.
Box 2 Folder 37
Biblical literature 32, Problems of Christian Thought.
Box 3 Folder 1
Philosophy of Religion S203, Outlines of Christian Faith, 1941.
Box 3 Folder 2
Religion 210a, History of Religion.
Box 3 Folder 3
Religion 260b, Systematic Theology.
Box 3 Folder 4
Divinity 304, The Study of Theology, 1934.
Box 3 Folder 5
Christian Theology 350, Theology Ethics.
Box 3 Folder 6
Christian Theology 351, student papers.
Box 3 Folder 7
Christian Theology 351, student questions.
Box 3 Folder 8
Christian Theology 353, course topics and a student paper.
Box 3 Folder 9
Religion 380b, teaching notes, 1929.
Box 3 Folder 10
Christology, 1946-1948.
Box 3 Folder 11
History of Philosophy.
Box 3 Folder 12
Miscellaneous.
Box 3 Folder 13
Protestant ministerial training in Europe, with correspondence (1933-1934).
Box 3 Folder 14
Psychology of Religious Organization, papers and notes, [1924-1926].
Box 3 Folder 15
Religious Origins, teaching notes, undated.
Box 3 Folder 16
Social Psychology, papers, notes and reference material, [1921-1922].
Box 3 Folder 17
Social Psychology, papers, notes and reference material, 1923-1932.
Box 3 Folder 18
Theology and Culture, [1934].
Box 3 Folder 19

Bates, Earnest S., "The Philosophy of A. N. Whitehead".
Box 3 Folder 20
Clippings, 1923-1934.
Box 3 Folder 21
Humanities course syllabus at Macalester College, 1939-1940.
Box 3 Folder 22
Journal "New Humanist," 1930.
Box 3 Folder 23
Journal "Theologische Blätter," 1935.
Box 3 Folder 24
Missionary Ethics.
Box 3 Folder 25
News clippings, [1927-1929?].
Box 3 Folder 26
Psychology of religious organization, booklets, 1915-1928.
Box 3 Folder 27
Religion--general studies, quotations, [1927-1929?].
Box 3 Folder 28
Student essay on "What if there were no God".
Box 3 Folder 29
Thesis analysis: "The Theological Technique of Horace Bushnell," 1933.
Box 3 Folder 30
Photographs: three portraits of E.E. Aubrey.
Box 3 Folder 31
Glassplate negative of Aubrey's portrait.
Box 3 Folder 32
Two pieces of cardboard bearing the image of Aubrey's portrait.
Box 3 Folder 33

Ancient.
Box 4A
Anglicans.
Box 4A
Authority: religious experience.
Box 4A
Buddhism.
Box 4A
Christ.
Box 4A
Christianity.
Box 4A
Christianity and democracy.
Box 4A
Church and State.
Box 4A
Church in Roman Empire.
Box 4A
Confucianism.
Box 4A
Contemporary writings.
Box 4A
Culture and theological problems.
Box 4B
Dialectical theology.
Box 4B
Doctrine and dogma.
Box 4B
Early Christian.
Box 4B
Early Protestant controversy.
Box 4B
Enlightenment.
Box 4B
Ethical movement.
Box 4B
Ethics.
Box 4B
Evangelical Movement.
Box 4B
Evolution.
Box 4B
Family.
Box 4B
Fascism.
Box 4B
Fortune.
Box 4B
Freewill.
Box 4B
French Protestant Liberalism.
Box 4B
God.
Box 4B
Greek Christian Thought.
Box 4B
Greek philosophy.
Box 4B
Hellenistic Judaism.
Box 4B
Hinduism.
Box 4C
History of doctrine.
Box 4C
History of doctrine of Man.
Box 4C
History of relations.
Box 4C
History of religion.
Box 4C
Idealism.
Box 4C
Individualism.
Box 4C
Institutionalization.
Box 4C
Jansenism.
Box 4C
Jewish strain in New Testament.
Box 4C
Judaism.
Box 4C
Junior orientation.
Box 4C
Latin fathers.
Box 4C
Leadership.
Box 4C
Liberalism.
Box 4C
Magazine references.
Box 4C
Man.
Box 4C
Marxism.
Box 4
Middle ages.
Box 4
Miracle.
Box 4
Miscellaneous.
Box 4
Modern background.
Box 4
Modernism.
Box 4
Modern philosophy of religion.
Box 5A
Mohammedanism.
Box 5A
Mystics.
Box 5A
Naturalism and theism.
Box 5A
Neo-Thomism.
Box 5A
New Testament in light of psychology.
Box 5A
Nineteenth century rationalism.
Box 5A
Old Testament theology.
Box 5A
Organization of personnel.
Box 5A
Origins--first cause.
Box 5A
Persecution.
Box 5A
Pietism.
Box 5A
Political theory of middle ages.
Box 5B
Primitive religion.
Box 5B
Progress.
Box 5B
Purpose.
Box 5B
Realism.
Box 5B
Reason in religion.
Box 5B
Reformation.
Box 5B
Religion as an aspect of culture.
Box 5B
Religion in Roman Empire.
Box 5B
Religion, ancient Egypt.
Box 5B
Religion--Babylonia and Assyria.
Box 5B
Religion--Greece and Rome.
Box 5B
Religious education.
Box 5B
Renaissance.
Box 5B
Revelation.
Box 5B
Ritual.
Box 5B
Romanticism.
Box 5B
Salvation.
Box 5C
Scientific method.
Box 5C
Secondary materials.
Box 5C
Sects.
Box 5C
Secularism.
Box 5C
Sermon texts.
Box 5C
Seventeenth Century.
Box 5C
Shinto.
Box 5C
Sixteenth century.
Box 5C
Skepticism.
Box 5C
Social movements propaganda.
Box 5C
Social psychology.
Box 5C
Student religious attitudes.
Box 5C
Swedish.
Box 5C
Taoism.
Box 5C
Theological ethics.
Box 5
Theology and modern philosophy.
Box 5
Theology and science.
Box 5
Theology in modern world.
Box 5
Vocational and religious education.
Box 5
World religion.
Box 5
Worship.
Box 5
Zoroastrianism.
Box 5
Althusius, Johannes.
Box 6A
Andrewes, Lancelot.
Box 6A
Aristotle.
Box 6A
Arminius, James Augustine.
Box 6A
Bacon, Francis.
Box 6A
Baillie, J.
Box 6A
Barth.
Box 6A
Berdyaev.
Box 6A
Bodin, Jean.
Box 6A
Brightman.
Box 6A
Brotherston.
Box 6A
Brown, W. A.
Box 6A
Brunner.
Box 6A
Buchanan, George.
Box 6A
Cambridge Platonists.
Box 6A
Dawson, C.
Box 6A
Fosdick, H.
Box 6A
Frank, Glenn.
Box 6A
Gentili, Alberico.
Box 6A
Gilson, E.
Box 6A
Grotius.
Box 6A
Hobbes, Thomas.
Box 6A
Hooker, Richard.
Box 6B
Horton, W. M.
Box 6B
Janet, Paul.
Box 6B
Kant.
Box 6B
Kierkegaard.
Box 6B
Knudson.
Box 6B
Machiavelli.
Box 6B
Maritain.
Box 6B
Mathews, Shailer.
Box 6B
McConnell.
Box 6B
Milton, John.
Box 6B
Niebuhr.
Box 6B
Nixon, J. W.
Box 6B
Plato.
Box 6B
Quarles, F.
Box 6B
Richards, G. W.
Box 6B
Roberts, Richard.
Box 6B
Schweitzer, A.
Box 6B
Smith, G.B.
Box 6B
Sperry, W.L.
Box 6B
Tillich.
Box 6B
Unamuno.
Box 6B
Van Dusen, H.P.
Box 6B
Vitoria, F. de.
Box 6B
Ward, H.F.
Box 6C
Wither, George.
Box 6C
Wobbermin.
Box 6C
Wust, Peter.
Box 6C
Biblical literature (??) 31.
Box 6C
C. T. 353.
Box 6C
New Testament Introduction.
Box 6C
P. T. 37.
Box 6C
P. T. 70.
Box 6C
Religion 105.
Box 6C
Religious Thought 7.
Box 6C
Social (??) 350.
Box 6C
S. T. 4.
Box 6
Social (??) 372.
Box 6
Bibliography index cards for a book on religious education in American colleges.
Box 6
Addresses.
Box 6
Articles.
Box 6
Books.
Box 6
Reviews.
Box 6
Chapel readings.
Box 7A
Christianity and culture.
Box 7A
Miscellaneous.
Box 7A
Religion and higher education.
Box 7A
Sermons.
Box 7A
Summary.
Box 7A
Miscellaneous disorganized cards.
Box 7B

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