Marcus Dods (theologian born 1786)
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Marcus Dods, D.D. (1786–1838) was a Scottish minister and theological writer.
Life
editDods was born near Gifford in East Lothian, on 7 December 1786.[1]
He was educated at Edinburgh University. In 1810 he was ordained as a minister of the Church of Scotland at Belford, Northumberland, where he remained for the rest of his life. A monument to Dods erected at Belford bore an inscription written by Rev Prof James MacLagan D.D.
Works
editA leading contributor to the Edinburgh Christian Instructor under the editorship of Andrew Mitchell Thomson, he wrote a critique on the views of Edward Irving on the incarnation of Christ (January 1830). Irving wrote a letter to Dods, stating that he had not read his paper, but inviting him to correspond with him on the subject. Dods published his views at length in a work entitled On the Incarnation of the Eternal Word, the second edition of which appeared after his death with a recommendatory notice by Thomas Chalmers. Other works include:
- Anglicanus Scotched
Family
editHe was married to Sarah Palliser (d.1859). They were parents to Marcus Dods.[2]
His daughter Mary Frances Dods (1825-1892) married Rev George Wilson of Glenluce (1823-1899) a noted archaeologist.[2]
References
edit- Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 15. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1888). "Dods, Marcus". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 15. London: Smith, Elder & Co.