Roland Frye

Professor Roland Mushat Frye (??? — January 20 2005 was an American English literature scholar and theologian.

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January 20 - 2005 - American - English literature - Theologian

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Frye was born in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1943 he interrupted his studies to enlist in the United States Army and fought at the Battle of the Bulge, winning a Bronze Star.

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Birmingham - Alabama - 1943 - United States Army - Battle of the Bulge - Bronze Star

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After the war, Frye taught at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He joined Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington D.C., but missed teaching. He was Schelling Professor of English Literature University of Pennsylvania from 1965 until his retirement in 1983. In 1978, he co-founded the Center of Theological Inquiry, an independent institution sponsored by the Princeton Theological Seminary.

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Emory University - Atlanta - Georgia - Folger Shakespeare Library - Washington D.C. - University of Pennsylvania - 1965 - 1983 - Center of Theological Inquiry - Princeton Theological Seminary

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Frye was awarded the Thomas Jefferson Award by the American Philosophical Society. He was a Presbyterian elder.

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Thomas Jefferson Award - American Philosophical Society - Presbyterian

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