Harry Van Buren Richardson (June 27, 1901 – December 13, 1990) was a theologian, writer, and the first president of the
Interdenominational Theological Center.
Education
Richardson began his college training from
Western Reserve University where he received an A.B., and later matriculated to
Harvard University where he received a S.T.B. from the Divinity School. While at Harvard, he was awarded the university's two highest honors.[citation needed] In 1945, Richardson received his PhD from
Drew University in rural sociology and religion.[1][2]
Published works
1947: Dark Glory: A Picture of the Church among Negroes in the Rural South[3]
1976: Dark Salvation: The Story of Methodism as It Developed among Blacks in America[4][5]
1981: Walk Together, Children: The Story of the Birth and Growth of the Interdenominational Theological Center[6]
^Knotts, Alice G. (November 7, 2013).
"Richardson, Harry Van Buren". In Yrigoyen, Charles Jr.; Warrick, Susan E. (eds.). Historical Dictionary of Methodism (3 ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 310.
ISBN9780810878945. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^Davis, Morris L. (2008).
The Methodist Unification: Christianity and the Politics of Race in the Jim Crow Era. NYU Press. p. 153.
ISBN9780814720318. Retrieved February 15, 2018. ...Richardson's work is considered by many to be the classic overview of African American Methodism. Richardson's book is crucial to understanding the complex variety of African American Methodist institutions and how they have related to each other.