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George Albert Coe
1862–1951
A leading early voice in the psychology of religion, he explored how faith, education, and everyday human experience connect. His work helped shape modern thinking about religious education in the United States.
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The motives of men
by George Albert Coe
About the author
Born in Mendon, New York, on March 26, 1862, George Albert Coe became an American educational theorist and scholar of religion. Sources describe him as one of the early pioneers in the psychology of religion, alongside figures such as William James and Edwin Diller Starbuck.
Coe taught and wrote widely on religion and education, and his books include The Spiritual Life, The Religion of a Mature Mind, The Psychology of Religion, and A Social Theory of Religious Education. His writing often focused on how religious life develops in real communities and how education can support moral and spiritual growth.
He died on November 9, 1951, in Claremont, California. Though not a household name today, his work remains an important part of the history of religious education and the study of religion as a human experience.