Thomas Peck

Born in 1822, Thomas Ephraim Peck was an American clergyman, theologian, and author who became an important intellectual voice in the Presbyterian Church. He studied at Hampden–Sydney College and later at Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, where he would eventually serve for many years as a professor.

Peck also held pastorates in Maryland and Virginia and was known in his own time as a powerful preacher as well as a careful teacher. Sources from Wikipedia and Banner of Truth describe him as a recognized leader among 19th-century Southern Presbyterians, closely associated with the same theological tradition as J. H. Thornwell and R. L. Dabney.

His work continued to reach readers after his death in 1893 through collected volumes of his sermons, essays, and theological writings. Those books show the range of his interests, including worship, Scripture, revival, church and state, and Christian doctrine.