Background
Mackay, John Alexander was born on May 17, 1889 in Inverness, Scotland. Son of Duncan and Isabelle (Macdonald) Mackay. came to the United States, 1932. Naturalized, 1941.
clergyman educator philosopher
Mackay, John Alexander was born on May 17, 1889 in Inverness, Scotland. Son of Duncan and Isabelle (Macdonald) Mackay. came to the United States, 1932. Naturalized, 1941.
Master of Arts with 1st class honor in philosophy, U. Aberdeen, Scotland, 1912; Bachelor's Degree, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1915; postgraduate, U. Madrid, 1915-1916; Doctor of Letters, U. Lima, Peru, 1918; Doctor of Letters, U. Bonn, Germany, 1930; Doctor of Divinity, Princeton Doctor of Laws, Ohio Wesleyan University, 1937; Doctor of Laws, Albright College, 1938; Doctor of Laws, College Wooster, 1952; Doctor of Divinity, Aberdeen U., 1939; Doctor of Divinity, Debrecen U., Hungary, 1939; Doctor of Divinity, Presbyterian College, Montreal, 1942; Doctor of Divinity, Serampore College, India, 1953; Doctor of Humane Letters, Boston University, 1939; Doctor of Humane Letters, Lafayette College, 1939; honorary fellow, Stanford University, 1941.
Principal, Anglo-Peruvian College, Lima, 1916-1925;
professor philosophy, National U. Peru, 1925. Lecturer, writer under South America Federation Young Men’s Christian Association's, 1926-1932. Named lecturer numerous colleges, seminars, universities, from 1932.
Secretary Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions,1932-1936. President Princeton Theological Seminary, professor ecumenics, 1936-1959, president emeritus. Adjunct Professor Hispanic thought American U., Washington, 1961-1964.
Joseph Cooke lecturer in Asia, 1961.
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Member advisory county, department philosophy Princeton, 1941-1962. President American Assn.Theol. Schools, 1948-1950; member central committee World Council Churches, 1948-1954.
Chairman International Missionary Council, 1947-1959, honorary chairman, 1959-1961. Chairman joint committee International Missionary Council and World Council Churches, 1948-1954, president Presbyn Board Foreign Missions, 1945-1951. Chairman Commission Universal Church and World Nations, Oxford Conference on Church, Community and State, 1937.
Moderator General Assembly Presbyterian Church in United States of America, 1953-1954. Member Cosmos, Nassau clubs.
Married Jane Logan Wells, August 16, 1916. Children: Isobel Elizabeth (Mistress Bruce M. Metzger), Duncan Alexander Duff, Elena Florence (Mistress Sherwood H. Reisner), Ruth (Mistress Robert M. Russell).