Charles Clayton Morrison

Dr. Charles Clayton Morrison was born in 1874 in Harrison, Ohio. He attended high school in Jefferson, Iowa, Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, and the University of Chicago. He died in 1966

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1874 - Harrison, Ohio - Jefferson, Iowa - Drake University - Des Moines, Iowa - University of Chicago - 1966

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He was a young minister in the Disciples of Christ, when he purchased the foundering Christian Century magazine in Chicago in 1908.

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Disciples of Christ - Christian Century - 1908

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With donations and gradually increasing subscribership, the magazine survived and prospered under his editorship until his retirement in 1947. He became a well-known spokesman for liberal Christianity. He supported the ecumenical movement, particularly the establishment of the World Council of Churches and the National Council of Churches.

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1947 - Christianity - Ecumenical movement - World Council of Churches - National Council of Churches

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