Christianity and Problems of To-day: Lectures Delivered Before Lake Forest College on the Foundation of the Late William Bross

Jeremiah Whipple Jenks

1856–1929

An influential American economist and public policy adviser, he helped bring academic ideas into debates over immigration, labor, and government reform in the early 20th century. His career moved between university life and public service, giving his writing a practical, policy-minded edge.

Charles Foster Kent

1867–1925

A Yale scholar and prolific writer, he helped make the Old Testament more approachable for modern readers. His books blend close biblical study with a clear interest in history, geography, and everyday faith.

Paul Elmer More

1864–1937

A leading voice in American literary criticism, this scholar and essayist helped shape the New Humanist movement and wrote with unusual range on literature, philosophy, and religion. His work blends classical learning with a strong moral seriousness that kept readers arguing with him long after his own time.

Robert Bruce Taylor

b. 1869

A Scottish-born minister, scholar, and university leader, he wrote on religion and higher education with the perspective of someone deeply involved in both. His work is closely tied to Queen’s University and to early 20th-century intellectual life in Canada.