Harvey Cox
Harvey Cox | |
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Cox examining a Honeywell fragmentation device in 1973 | |
| Born | May 19, 1929 Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, US |
| Spouses |
Nina Tumarkin (m. 1986) |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity (Baptist) |
| Church | American Baptist Churches USA |
| Ordained | 1957 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Doctoral advisor | James Luther Adams |
| Influences | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Theology |
| School or tradition | Secular theology |
| Institutions | |
| Notable works | The Secular City (1965) |
Harvey Gallagher Cox Jr. (born May 19, 1929) is an American theologian who served as the Hollis Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School, until his retirement in October 2009. Cox's research and teaching focus on theological developments in world Christianity, including liberation theology and the role of Christianity in Latin America.