Background
Anderson, John Benjamin was born on December 28, 1869 in Wisbech, England. Son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Thomson) Anderson.
Anderson, John Benjamin was born on December 28, 1869 in Wisbech, England. Son of Joseph and Mary Jane (Thomson) Anderson.
Student Colgate Academy, 1886-1889. Bachelor of Arts, Colgate University, 1896, Bachelor of Divinity, 1899. Postgraduate U. Berlin, 1906-1907, U. Göttingen, 1907.
Doctor of Divinity, University Rochester, 1916.
Instructor eccesiology and English Bible, Colgate Theological Seminary, 1900-1906, associate professor, 1906-1908, professor, 1908-1919, professor New Testament interpretation, 1919-1923, professor Christian theology, 1923-1928. Professor Christian theology and ethics Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1928-1936, emeritus, since 1936.
At communion only the believer is invited to participate in the bread and cup of Christ.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Rosena Downing Rowe, April. Married second, Bertha May Shirley, June 20, 1925.