Background
Guthrie, William Norman was born on March 4, 1868 in at Dundee, Scotland. Son of of William Eugene and Frances Sylva (d’Arusmont) G.
Guthrie, William Norman was born on March 4, 1868 in at Dundee, Scotland. Son of of William Eugene and Frances Sylva (d’Arusmont) G.
He was educated at the University of the South, and from 1889 to 1910 was lecturer and professor of literature at several universities, including the University of Chicago.
Assistant professor modern languages, University of the South, 1889-1890. Professor modern languages, Kenyon College, 1892-1893. Ordained P.E. ministry, 1893.
Missionary in charge, Christ Church, Kennedy Heights, 1893-1894.
Assistant Church of the Advent, Cincinnati, 1894-1896. Lecturer comparative literature, University of Cincinnati, 1898-1900.
Rector Church of Resurrection, Fern Bank, O., 1899-1903, Christ Church, Alameda, California, 1903-1908. Professor general literature and director University Extension Department, University of the South, 1908-1911.
Rector Saint Marks in the Bouwerie, New York, 1911-1937, now rector emeritus of Saint Marks in the Bouwerie.
Author: Love Conquereth, 1890. Modern Poet Prophets, Essays Critical and Interpretative, 1897, 1899. To Kindle the Yule Log, 1899.
Songs of American Destiny, 1900.
The Old Hemlock, 1901. The Christ of the Ages in Words of Holy Writ, 1903.
Orpheus Today. Saint Francis of the Trees and Other Verse, 1907.
The Vital Study of Literature, 1911. Beyond Disillusion; A Dramatic Study of Modern Marriage, 1915.
Uncle Sam and Old World Conquerors, 1915. The Gospel of Osiris, 1916.
Leaves of the Greater Bible, 1917.
Editor Forensic Quarterly, 1909-1910, Dramatic Quarterly, 1910-1911, Leaves of the Greater Bible, 1916. The Religion of Old Glory, 1919. From Ragnarock to the Immediate Presence of God, 1922.
The Birth and Progress of the Human Soul, 1923.
Offices of Mystical Religion, 1927. Twenty-four Evangelical Offices, 1930.
Seven Oracles from the Cross, 1935. The Lord’s Prayer (a series of mystery dramas in 7 short dramatic episodes), 1940.
Club: National Arts.
Married Anna Norton Stuart, January 4, 1893.