John L. Dagg
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| Born | February 14, 1794 |
| Died | June 11, 1884 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Hayneville Cemetery, Hayneville, Alabama |
| Occupation(s) | Baptist clergyman, author, and president of Mercer University |
John Leadley Dagg (1794–1884), born in Loudoun County, Virginia was an American Baptist theologian.
Biography
Dagg had a limited education, was near-blind, and physically disabled.[1] He converted to Christianity at age 15 and served briefly in the War of 1812.[2] Dagg was baptized in 1812 then studied medicine for three years. He was ordained as a minister in November 1817 and eventually served as the pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church in Philadelphia for nine years.[3] He then moved to Tuscaloosa, Alabama and served as the president of the Alabama Female Athenaeum for eight years. Dagg left Tuscaloosa in January 1844 to become president of Mercer University.[3] He served as president of Mercer until 1854, when his failing health forced him to retire.[2] After retirement, Dagg authored four books. The first, Manual of Theology, was written in 1857 and was the first systematic theology written by a Baptist in America.[2] His additional books included Treatise on Church Order (1858), Elements of Moral Science (1859), and Evidences of Christianity (1869).[3] Dagg moved to Alabama to live near his daughter, where he died in Hayneville in 1884.[3]
References
- ^ Samuel S. Hill, Charles H. Lippy, Charles Reagan Wilson, Encyclopedia of Religion in the South, Mercer University Press, USA, 2005, p. 244
- ^ a b c Jones, Charles (June 5, 2022). "John L. Dagg: Baptists' first writing theologian". The Christian Index. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Weaver, Steve (December 6, 2019). "Ten Baptists Everyone Should Know: John Dagg". Credo. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
External links
- Biographical Sketch at Founders.org
- Biographical Sketch Archived 2004-07-20 at the Wayback Machine by Georgia Encyclopedia
- John L. Dagg by Gilson Santos
- The Elements of Moral Science by John L. Dagg
- Manual of Theology by John L. Dagg
- A Treatise on Church Order by John L. Dagg
- Proclamation of Peace by John L. Dagg (1862)