Hosea Ballou
American Universalist clergyman and theological writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the first President of Tufts University and also universalist author (1796–1861), see Hosea Ballou II.
Hosea Ballou D.D. (April 30, 1771 – June 7, 1852) was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.
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Born | (1771-04-30)April 30, 1771 |
Died | June 6, 1852(1852-06-06) (aged 81) |
Known for | Universalist clergyman |
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Originally a Baptist, he converted to Universalism in 1789. He preached in a number of towns in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. From 1817, he was pastor of the Second Universalist Church of Boston. He wrote a number of influential theological works, as well as hymns, essays and sermons, and edited two Universalist journals. Ballou has been called one of the fathers of American Universalism.