Robert Hall (theologian)
Robert Hall (born March 2, 1764 in Arnesby near Leicester , † February 21, 1831 in Bristol ) was an English Baptist clergyman and theologian.
Robert Hall studied at King's College in Aberdeen , became a preacher in Bristol in 1785 and in Cambridge in 1790 , where he wrote his controversial Christianity consistent with a love of freedom in 1791 , which he wrote in 1793 against the suspicion of all freedom as godlessness promoted by the outbreak of the French Revolution followed by an Apology for the freedom of the press .
His Reflexions on war (1802) and the Sentiments proper to the present crisis (1803) are distinguished by their depth of thought and brilliant presentation . Affected by a mental illness in November 1804, he was only able to return to a ministry in Leicester in 1807 in a Baptist church.
In 1826 he received a call to Bristol, where he died on February 21, 1831.
His printed writings have been collected by Olinthus Gregory with a biography of the author (new edition, London 1846, 6 vols.).
literature
- Edwin Paxton Hood: Robert Hall. Hodder and Stoughton, London 1881.
- Alexander Gordon: Hall, Robert (1764-1831) . In: Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (Eds.): Dictionary of National Biography . Volume 24: Hailes - Harriott. , MacMillan & Co, Smith, Elder & Co., New York City / London 1890, pp. 85 - 87 (English).
Web links
- Robert Hall , entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica 1911 (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hall, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British theologian and speaker of the Dissenters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1764 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Arnesby near Leicester |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1831 |
| Place of death | Bristol |