The Heresy Trial of Borden Parker Bowne
The Rev Dr Mark Y.A. Davies, leading

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The Heresy Trial of Borden Parker Bowne – In 1904, the founder of the philosophical school of thought known as Boston Personalism was put on trial for heresy by the Methodist Church.  He was unanimously acquitted in what would be a major victory for academic freedom and freedom of thought within Methodism. Bowne’s philosophy and theology would go on to have a profound effect on the thought of Martin Luther King Jr. who shared Bowne’s views concerning the dignity and value of all persons.

 

About Mark:

Mark Davies is the Wimberly Professor of Social and Ecological Ethics and Director of the World House Institute for Social and Ecological Responsibility at Oklahoma City University. He is the Executive Director of the Leadership, Education, and Development (LEaD) Hub North America of the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry of the United Methodist Church and an Oklahoma Humanities State Scholar. Mark has published in the areas of Boston personalism, process philosophy and ethics, and ecological ethics. Dr. Davies serves on the United Methodist University Senate, which is “an elected body of professionals in higher education created by the General Conference to determine which schools, colleges, universities, and theological schools meet the criteria for listing as institutions affiliated with The United Methodist Church.” He and his wife Kristin live in Edmond, OK in the United States, and they have two daughters. The views expressed by the author in this blog do not necessarily represent the views of Oklahoma City University or the United Methodist Church.