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George albert coe biography

          George Albert Coe was born into a Methodist parsonage on March 26, in Mendon, Monroe County in western New York.

        1. George Albert Coe was born in Monroe County, New York, on March 26, , the son of Reverend George W. and Harriet Van Voorhis Coe.
        2. George Albert Coe was an educational theorist and scholar of religion.
        3. Coe was chairman of the Committee on Militarism in Education and Honorary President of the Religious Education Association.
        4. George Albert Coe was an educational theorist and scholar of religion.

          5. George Albert Coe was an educational theorist and scholar of religion..

          George Albert Coe

          American psychologist and political activist

          George Albert Coe (March 26, 1862 in Monroe County, New York[1]–1951) was an educational theorist and scholar of religion.

          Alongside William James and Edwin Diller Starbuck he has been described as "one of the three leading pioneers in psychology of religion". During his time he was a leading figure in the field of religious education.[2]

          Coe was the son of a Methodist minister.

          Born March 26, , in Mendon, NY; died November 9, , in Claremont, CA; son of George W. (a Methodist Episcopal minister) and Harriet (Van Voorhis) Coe.

          In 1884 he completed his BA in the University of Rochester and subsequently received an MA in theology and a PhD in philosophy from Boston University. He also studied at the University of Berlin from 1890 to 1891. After completing his studies he held a professorship of philosophy at the University of Southern California and the Northwestern University before moving to the Union Theological Seminary in Columbia University.[3][4] Here he was appointed professor of religious education and psychology.