Background
Wishart, John Elliott was born on November 29, 1866 in New Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Sarah (Irvine) Wishart.
Wishart, John Elliott was born on November 29, 1866 in New Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of William and Sarah (Irvine) Wishart.
Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1889, Master of Arts, 1893, Doctor of Divinity, 1905, Doctor of Laws, 1922. Graduate Allegheny (now Pittsburgh) Theological Seminary, 1892, receiving Purdy Prize for scholarship. Post-graduate work university of Chicago and Berlin.
Ordained to ministry United Presbyterian Church, 1895. Pastor Ingram, Pennsylvania, 1894-1904, Pasadena, California, 1904-1905. Professor Hebrew and Old Testament interpretation, Xenia Theological Seminary, 1905-1923.
Professor church history, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1923-1927, professor systematic theology.
1927-1938; visiting professor theology, Near East School of Theology, Beirut, Syria, 1938-1939. Actg. pastor American Church, Berlin, Germany, 1913.
Author: The Spirits of Just Men Made Perfect, 1916. The Fact of Prayer, 1927.
Also articles in theological reviews.
Home: South Pasadena, California.
Married Mary Alice Hill, June 28, 1897 (died 1929). Married second, Mistress.