Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Henry Sloane Coffin
Born: January 5, 1877
Died: November 25, 1954 (aged 77)
Bio: Henry Sloane Coffin was president of the Union Theological Seminary, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, and one of the most famous ministers in the U.S.
Known for:
- What Is There In Religion? (1922)
- Religion yesterday and today (1940)
- In a day of social rebuilding (1918)
- The public worship of God (1946)
- The Strength of Quietness: And Other Sermons (1908)