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William Hallock Johnson
1865–1963
A Presbyterian minister, philosopher, and educator, he moved between the classroom, the pulpit, and university leadership. He is best remembered for guiding Lincoln University of Pennsylvania during a period of reform while also writing on theology and free will.
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The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights
by William Hallock Johnson
About the author
Born in New York City in 1865, William Hallock Johnson studied at Princeton and went on to become a Presbyterian minister, theologian, and educator. His writing included The Free-Will Problem in Modern Thought (1903), showing his interest in philosophy as well as religion.
Johnson later served as president of Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, leading the school from the late 1920s into the 1930s. Accounts of his presidency describe him as a liberalizing influence who helped reduce the university's debt and oversaw the appointment of its first Black faculty member.
He died in 1963 after a long life in ministry and education. For readers coming to his work today, he stands out as a thoughtful early twentieth-century religious scholar whose career joined academic inquiry with institutional leadership.