Samuel Philips

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Samuel Philips

1823–1892

Best known for writing about family life, faith, and the moral purpose of the home, this 19th-century minister explored how everyday domestic life could shape character and belief. His most enduring book, The Christian Home, reflects a thoughtful pastoral voice aimed at ordinary readers.

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The Christian Home As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

The Christian Home As it is in the Sphere of Nature and the Church; Showing the Mission, Duties, Influences, Habits, and Responsibilities of Home, its Education, Government, and Discipline; with Hints on "Match Making," and the Relation of Parents to the Marriage Choice of their Children; together with a consideration of the Tests in the Selection of a Companion, Etc.

by Samuel Philips

About the author

Born near Hagerstown, Maryland, on June 14, 1823, Samuel Philips was an American clergyman and religious writer. He studied at Hagerstown Academy, entered Franklin & Marshall College, and graduated in 1847 before going on to theological training.

Philips served as a pastor in the German Reformed Church and wrote on Christian family life, marriage, and the spiritual meaning of the home. He is best known for The Christian Home (1860), a substantial work on the duties, habits, and religious responsibilities of family life, written in a practical style for readers trying to live out their faith at home.

He died in Germantown, Philadelphia, on September 1, 1892. Though not widely known today, his work offers a clear window into 19th-century Protestant ideas about home, parenting, and marriage.