Inspirational Quotations

Inspirational Quotes by James Walker (American Clergyman)

James Walker (1794–1874) was a Unitarian minister, professor, and religious philosopher. He was president of Harvard College 1853–60.

Born in Woburn, Massachusetts, Walker graduated in 1814 from Harvard. He taught at the Phillips Exeter Academy for one year and then returned to study at the Harvard Divinity School, earning a D.D. in 1835. He also received an LLD from Yale in 1860.

Walker served as the Unitarian minister of Harvard Church in Charlestown, Massachusetts, 1818–38. He was Harvard’s Alford Professor of Natural Religion, Moral Philosophy, and Civil Polity 1838–53 before becoming president of the college.

Walker edited the Unitarian movement’s journal, the Christian Examiner 1831–39. He published numerous sermons and lectures, including three studies on “Natural Religion.” His most influential work was The Philosophy of Man’s Spiritual Nature in Regard to the Foundation of Faith (1834,) a blend of several philosophical arguments defending the existence of God.

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Take counsel of your prudence, take counsel of your caution, but never take counsel of your fears.
James Walker
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