John Kelman

John Kelman was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and author, born on June 20, 1864, and died on May 3, 1929. Reliable reference listings identify him as the Rev. John Kelman and note his later connection with Frognal Presbyterian Church in Hampstead, where he was described as Minister Emeritus.

Alongside his ministry, he wrote extensively. Surviving catalog and library records show books such as The Holy Land, Among Famous Books, The Faith of Robert Louis Stevenson, and The War and Preaching, suggesting a career that ranged across religion, literary appreciation, travel writing, and public thought.

Kelman seems to have written for general readers rather than specialists. Even from the titles alone, his books suggest a writer interested in linking belief, culture, and lived experience in a direct and accessible way.