Samuel Angus (August 27, 1881 – November 1943) was professor of New Testament and Church History at St Andrew's College in the University of Sydney from 1915 to 1943. His outspoken views of Christian theology were criticized by the Presbyterian Church of Australia, leading to formal charges of heresy. Angus was later acquitted of these charges after an investigation conducted by the Juridical Commission of the Church.

Angus rejected many of the core traditional Christian beliefs, including the doctrine of the Trinity, the Biblical inspiration, the virgin birth and bodily resurrection of Christ.

Angus earned an M.A. at Queen's College, Galway, and a second M.A. and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He attended Princeton Theological Seminary, but did not complete a degree. He held a lectureship at Hartford Theological Seminary from 1906 to 1910 and another in Louisville, Kentucky in 1912. Angus served as Visiting Professor of Education at Columbia University from 1929 to 1931.

[edit] See also

• Henosis
• Mystery Religions

[edit] Bibliography

• Mystery Religions and Christianity By Samuel Angus Published by Kessinger Publishing, 2003 ISBN 0766131017,9780766131019 [1]
• Mystery Religions by Samuel Angus Publisher: Lyle Stuart Hardcover (June 1967)ISBN 0821601237 ISBN 978-0821601235
• The Religious Quests of the Graeco-Roman World: A Study in the Historical Background of Early Christianity by Samuel Angus Publisher: Biblo-Moser (June 1929) Language: English ISBN 0819601969 ISBN 978-0819601964
• The Sources Of The First Ten Books Of Augustine's De Civitate Dei (1906) by Samuel Angus Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, Language: English ISBN 1436522226 ISBN 978-1436522229
• The Environment of Early Christianity (Studies in Theology) by Samuel Angus Publisher: C. Scribner (1917) ASIN: B00088EPA0
• What Is A Mystery Religion? by Samuel Angus Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, Language: English ISBN 1425455913 ISBN 978-1425455910
• Christianity and dogma by Samuel Angus Publisher: Angus & Robertson (1933) Language: English ASIN: B00088YJZ6
• Forgiveness and life;: Chapters from an uncompleted book, "The Historical Approach to Jesus." Publisher: Angus and Robertson (1962) Language: English ASIN: B0007JN3FS
• The koine: The language of the New Testament by Samuel Angus Publisher: Princeton University Press (1910) Language: English ASIN: B0008BGFM8
• Man and the new order,by Samuel Angus Publisher: Angus and Robertson (1941) Language: English ASIN: B0007JZWKW
• Religion in national life: Address to the University Association of Canberra, 6 October 1933 by Samuel Angus Publisher: Angus & Robertson (1933) Language: English ASIN: B00088YJYW
• The Sources of the First Ten Books of Augustine's De Civitate Dei (1906) by Samuel Angus Publisher: Kessinger Publishing ASIN: B001KKPOJQ
• Alms for oblivion: chapters from a heretic's life by Samuel Angus Publisher: Angus and Robertson (1943)

[edit] External links

• Book review of Susan Emilson's, A Whiff of Heresy: Samuel Angus and the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales

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