Maurice, John Frederick Denison

Japanese: モーリス（英語表記）Maurice， John Frederick Denison

Born: 29 August 1805, Normanston, Suffolk
Died April 1, 1872. A theologian of the Church of England at Cambridge. One of the proponents of Christian socialism. He studied at Cambridge University, and was professor of history and literature (1840-53), professor of theology (46-53), and professor of moral philosophy (66-72) at King's College. He showed great theological tolerance and opposed the conflicts between Christian denominations. In his main work, The Kingdom of Christ (37), he extracted positive elements from various Christian traditions and attempted to unify them. He also cooperated in the Christian socialist movement and the founding of Queen's College (48) for the education of women, and was the first principal of the Workingmen's College in London (54). His other major works include Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy (50-62), Theological Essays (53), and The Doctrine of Sacrifice (54).

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[生]1805.8.29. サフォーク，ノーマンストン
[没]1872.4.1. ケンブリッジ
イギリス国教会の神学者。キリスト教社会主義の提唱者の一人。ケンブリッジ大学に学び，キングズ・カレッジの歴史，文学の教授 (1840～53) ，神学の教授 (46～53) ，ケンブリッジ大学の道徳哲学教授 (66～72) 。大きな神学的寛容を示してキリスト諸教派の抗争に反対，主著『キリストの王国』 The Kingdom of Christ (37) で，キリスト教の諸種の伝統から積極的要素を引出し，それらの統一を試みた。またキリスト教社会主義の運動，婦人教育のためのクイーンズ・カレッジの創立 (48) に協力し，ロンドンの労働者カレッジの初代校長にもなった (54) 。上記以外の主著『道徳哲学および形而上学』 Moral and Metaphysical Philosophy (50～62) ，『神学論集』 Theological Essays (53) ，『犠牲論』 The Doctrine of Sacrifice (54) 。

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