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Sydney Strong
1860–1938
A Congregational minister, social-gospel advocate, and peace activist, he wrote with a strong moral voice about religion and public life. His work reflects a lifelong commitment to pacifism, labor causes, and practical reform.
2 Audiobooks
His Last Week The Story of the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus in the Words of the Four Gospels
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton, Theodore Gerald Soares, Sydney Strong
His Life: A Complete Story in the Words of the Four Gospels
by William E. (William Eleazar) Barton, Theodore Gerald Soares, Sydney Strong
About the author
Born in Ohio in 1860, Sydney Dix Strong studied at Oberlin College and went on to serve as a Congregational minister. Archival records describe him as active in churches in Ohio and Illinois, involved in settlement work in Chicago, and later pastor of the Queen Anne Congregational Church in Seattle from 1908 to 1921.
Strong also traveled as a missionary to South Africa in 1903, and he wrote on religion, pacifism, and social questions. Library and archival sources consistently describe him as an outspoken supporter of disarmament, war resistance, and organized labor.
He died in 1938. He is also remembered as the father of writer and journalist Anna Louise Strong, but his own career stands out for its blend of ministry, activism, and socially engaged writing.