author
Charles Beard
1827–1888
A thoughtful English Unitarian minister and writer, he brought scholarship and warmth together in books on religion, history, and public life. His work helped shape liberal religious thought in Victorian Britain.
2 Audiobooks
Strong Souls A Sermon
by Charles Beard
Beside the Still Waters A Sermon
by Charles Beard
About the author
Born in Salford on July 27, 1827, Charles Beard was the son of the well-known Unitarian minister John Relly Beard. He studied at Manchester New College and earned a B.A. from the University of London before continuing his studies in Berlin, building the wide intellectual background that later marked his writing.
Beard served as a minister in several congregations and became closely associated with Liverpool, where he was also vice-president of University College, Liverpool. He was known not only as a preacher but as a serious scholar and author, writing on theology, the Reformation, and the history of religion in a way that aimed to be clear, thoughtful, and accessible.
He died on April 9, 1888. Reliable page images located during this search did not provide a suitable confirmed portrait, so no profile image is included here.