Background
Robins, Henry Burke was born on July 8, 1874 in Harlan, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles McAlester and Rebecca Jane (Burke) Robins.
Robins, Henry Burke was born on July 8, 1874 in Harlan, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles McAlester and Rebecca Jane (Burke) Robins.
Bachelor of Arts, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1902, Master of Arts, 1906. Bachelor of Divinity, Rochester Theological Seminary, 1905. Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1911, Doctor of Philosophy, 1912.
Doctor of Divinity, University of Rochester, 1932.
1 son, Henry Gordon. ordained Baptist ministry, 1898. Pastor Oregon City, Oregon, 1905-1907. Professor systematic theology, Pacific Coast Baptist Theological Seminary, 1907-1910, 1912-1913.
Professor religious education, and history and philosophy of religion, 1913-1923, professor of history and philosophy of religion and missions, 1923-1928, Rochester Theological Seminary.
Professor of history and philosophy of religion, Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1928-1941, emeritus since 1941. Lecturer Divinity School, University of Chicago, summer 1922.
Lecturer in religion, University of Rochester, summer 1926, session 1926-1927.
Member of board of managers American Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1919-1939, president 1937-1938. Member of the Board of Governors West China Union University, 1923-1939. Clubs: Alpha Chi, Theta Phi, Creighton Philosophical.
Married Mary Leone Crouch, June 6, 1905.