John Caird

John Caird (born Dec. 15, 1820, Greenock, Renfrew, Scot.—died July 30, 1898, Greenock) was a British theologian and preacher, and an exponent of theism in Hegelian terms. Ordained as a Presbyterian minister on graduating from Glasgow University (1845), Caird made a nation-wide reputation with his learned and eloquent sermons and was appointed professor of theology at Glasgow in 1862 and principal of the university in 1873. In An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion (1880)...