Background
Snowden, James Henry was born on October 18, 1852 in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Violetta (Thayer) Snowden.
Snowden, James Henry was born on October 18, 1852 in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of William and Violetta (Thayer) Snowden.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, 1875. Graduate Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, 1878. Doctor of Divinity, Lafayette College, 1900.
Doctor of Laws, Missouri Valley College, 1906.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1879. Pastor Huron, O., 1879-1883, Sharon, Pennsylvania, 1883-1886, Second Church, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1886-1911. Professor syst. theology, Western Theological Seminary, 1911-1926.
Professor apologetics, Western Theological Seminary, 1926-1929.
Adjunct Professor political economy and ethics, Washington and Jefferson College, 1893-1898. Editor-in-chief Presbyterian Banner, Pittsburgh, 1898-1917, since 1926.
Editor Presbyterian Magazine, New York, 1921-1926. Author: The Psychology of Religion, 1917.
Can We Believe in Immortality?, 1918.
The Coming of the Lord, 1919. Is the World Growing Better?, 1919. A Wonderful Night, 1919.
The Personality of God, 1920.
The Truth About Christian Science, 1920. A Wonderful Morning, 1921.
The Attractions of the Ministry, 1921. The Meaning of Education, 1921.
Snowden’s Sunday School Lessons (15 annual volumes), 1921-1934.
Immortality in the Light of Modern Thought, 1925 ($1,000 prize volunteer). The Truth About Mormonism, 1926. Old Faith and New Knowledge, 1928.
Jesus as Judged by His Enemies, 1922.
The Making and Meaning of the New Testament, 1923. Outfitting the Teacher of Religion, 1929.
What Do Present-Day Christians Believe?, 1930. The Discovery of God, 1932.
Office: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Married Mary A. Ross, August, 1878. Children: Grace, Roy Ross, Harold Winters.