E.R. Fairweather

Eugene Rathbone Fairweather (2 November 1920 – 6 April 2002) was a Canadian Anglican theologian.

Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
Born	(1920-11-02)2 November 1920 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	6 April 2002(2002-04-06) (aged 81) Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada
Occupation	Theologian

Early life

Fairweather was born in Ottawa, Ontario in 1920, and grew up in Montreal. He was educated at McGill University (BA 1941), the University of Toronto (MA 1943), Trinity College (Toronto) (BD 1944). While at the University of Toronto, Fairweather was ordained a deacon and assistant curate; while at Trinity College, he was further ordained a priest.

In 1947, Fairweather went to New York City to attend the Union Theological Seminary, where he obtained his ThD in 1949, and where he undertook doctoral studies under the supervision of Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr. During his time in New York he served as an assistant priest at the Cathedral of St John the Divine.

Career

Upon the completion of his doctorate in 1949 he returned to Trinity College in Toronto to teach, and in 1964 became the Keble Professor of Divinity. He continued to teach there until his retirement in 1986. He served for many years as an assistant priest at the Church of St Mary Magdalene.

He had a strong focus on certain major theological thinkers in the tradition of the Western Church such as Augustine, Anselm, and Aquinas, but at the same time exhibited a lively interest in (and wrote about) many important figures in the history of Canadian Anglicanism, such as John Strachan, John Medley, Tully Kingdon, and Harold Hamilton.

He served at various times as the President of the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies, the Canadian Theological Society, and the American Theological Society. Fairweather was also the Editor of the Canadian Journal of Theology from 1960 to 1970.

He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, as well as an honorary doctor of McGill University in Montreal (DD), the University of King's College in Halifax (DD), and Huron College in London, Ontario (DD).

For many years he was a member of the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches and a Patron of the Tantur Ecumenical Institute. He was in addition an official Anglican observer at the Second Vatican Council as well as a participant in the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission, in connexion with which the Cross of St Augustine was conferred upon him in 1981 by the Archbishop of Canterbury (Robert Runcie).

Fairweather died in 2002 in Kentville, Nova Scotia.

See also

• Trinity College, Toronto
• Toronto School of Theology
• Canadian Journal of Theology
• Church of St John the Evangelist (Montreal)
• St Matthew's Church (Toronto)
• Cathedral of St John the Divine (New York)
• Church of St Mary Magdalene (Toronto)
• Existential Thomism

Further reading

• Baycroft, John (1987). "Pontiflex: A Brief Biographical Note on Some of the Contributions of Canon Eugene Fairweather to the Canadian Church". Toronto Journal of Theology. 3 (1). University of Toronto Press: 130–133. doi:10.3138/tjt.3.1.130. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
• Corman, Linda (1987). "Eugene Rathbone Fairweather: A Bibliography". Toronto Journal of Theology. 3 (1). University of Toronto Press: 142–151. doi:10.3138/tjt.3.1.142. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
• Crouse, Robert D. (2003). "In Memoriam Eugene Rathbone Fairweather". Anglican Theological Review. 85 (1). ISSN 0003-3286. ProQuest 215266116. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1958), "A Milestone in Canadian Theology: Bishop Kingdon's "God Incarnate"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IV, no. 2, pp. 101–110
• Fairweather, E.R. (1962). "Minneapolis '54". In Jefferson, Philip Clarke (ed.). The Church in the 60's. Anglican Congress 1963. pp. 22–35. ASIN B000J6EHSQ. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
• Fairweather, E.R., ed. (1963). Anglican Congress 1963. Editorial Committee Anglican Congress 1963. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1963). "Call to Reformation". In Fairweather, E.R. (ed.). Anglican Congress 1963. Editorial Committee Anglican Congress 1963. pp. 1–5.
• Fairweather, Eugene (1966) [1965]. "The Catholic Tradition". In Kilbourn, William (ed.). The Restless Church. J.B. Lippincott Company. pp. 65–71. ASIN B000LX6G90. LCCN 66-18678.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1954) [1955]. "St. Augustine's Interpretation of Infant Baptism". Augustinus Magister: Congrès International Augustinien, 1954. Études Augustiniennes. pp. 897–903. ASIN B000R97CFU.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1965), ""Apostolical Tradition" and the Defence of Dogma: An Episode in the Anglo-Catholic Revival" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XI, no. 4, pp. 277–289
• Fairweather, Eugene R., ed. (1956). A Scholastic Miscellany: Anselm to Ockham. Philadelphia: Westminster Press. ISBN 9780664244187.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1959). ""Iustitia Dei" as the "Ratio" of the Incarnation". Spicilegium Beccense: Congrès International du IXe Centenaire de L'Arrivée d'Anselme au Bec. Vol. I. Le Bec-Hellouin/Paris: Abbaye Notre-Dame du Bec/Librairie philosophique J. Vrin. pp. 327–335. ASIN B00DULQV7C.
• Fairweather, Eugene (1960). "Truth, Justice and Moral Responsibility in the Thought of St. Anselm". L'homme et son destin d'après les penseurs du Moyen Age: Actes du premier congrès international de philosophie médiévale. Louvain/Paris: Éditions Nauwelaerts/ Beatrice-Nauwelaerts. ASIN B0727L3NVQ.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1961), "Incarnation and Atonement: An Anselmian Response to Aulén's Christus Victor" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VII, no. 3, pp. 167–175
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1963), "Christianity and the Supernatural I: The Meaning of the Supernatural" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 1, pp. 12–19
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1963), "Christianity and the Supernatural II: Historical Notes on Christian Supernaturalism" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 2, pp. 95–102
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1966), "The Christian Humanism of Thomas Aquinas" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 3, pp. 194–210
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1956), "Christian Theology and the Bible" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. II, no. 2, pp. 65–75
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1957), "Faith and Tradition" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. III, no. 2, pp. 79–86
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1959), "Scripture in Tradition" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. V, no. 1, pp. 7–14
• Fairweather, Eugene (1967). "How the Word of God creates and sustains the Church". ARCJPC-7 (Huntercombe Manor, Buckinghamshire, 30 Aug. 1967). Retrieved April 14, 2024.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1953). "In Defence of Immortality". Theology. 56 (396): 219–222. doi:10.1177/0040571X5305639604. ISSN 0040-571X. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
• Fairweather, Eugene Rathbone (1949). "Modern Roman Catholic Thought". Union Seminary Quarterly Review. V (1): 16–23. doi:10.7916/d8-18ke-gk35. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
• Fairweather, Eugene R.; Hettlinger, R.F. (1953), "Episcopacy and Reunion", Theology Today, vol. 9, no. 4, A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited, pp. 563–565, ASIN B0000CIPF4, doi:10.1177/004057365300900425
• Fairweather, E.R. (1955). Episcopacy Re-Asserted. London: A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited. ASIN B0014B4DU2.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1962). The Meaning and Message of Lent. New York: Harper & Brothers. p. 159. ASIN B0007E1WEM.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1952). "The Mystery of New Being". Anglican Theological Review. 34.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1968). "Some Philosophical Contributions to Theological Renewal". In Shook, L.K. (ed.). Theology of Renewal: Proceedings of the Congress on the Theology of the Renewal of the Church (Centenary of Canada 1867-1967). Vol. I "Renewal of Religious Thought". Herder and Herder. pp. 356–375. ASIN B000J5A5FQ. LCCN 68-22450.
• Fairweather, Eugene Rathbone, ed. (1964). "The Oxford Movement". Church History. 34 (2). New York: Oxford University Press: 224. ASIN B0016H1TOM. doi:10.2307/3162918. JSTOR 3162918.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1961), "Pastors and Teachers" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VII, no. 1, pp. 1–3
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1966), "John Strachan on Church and State: Two Letters to William Ewert Gladstone" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 4, pp. 283–286
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1960), "A Tractarian Patriarch: John Medley of Fredericton" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VI, no. 1, pp. 15–24
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1961), "John Medley on Irish Church Disestablishment" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VII, no. 3, pp. 198–200
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1962), "John Medley as Defender of "Ritualism": An Unpublished Correspondence" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VIII, no. 3, pp. 208–211
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1967), "A Canadian Theological Classic: Harold Hamilton's The People of God" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIII, no. 3, pp. 205–212
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1984). "Frank Beare at Trinity". In Richardson, Peter; Hurd, John C. (eds.). From Jesus to Paul: Studies in Honour of Francis Wright Beare. Wilfrid Laurier University Press. ISBN 0889201382. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1959). "The "Kenotic" Christology". In Beare, F.W. (ed.). The Epistle to the Philippians. Adam & Charles Black. ISBN 07136-0974-5.
• Fairweather, E.R. (1968), "James Sutherland Thomson" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIV, no. 1, pp. 1–2
• Fairweather, E.R. (1962), "The Editor Reports" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VIII, no. 1, pp. 1–3
• Fairweather, E.R. (1962), ""Blessed are the Peacemakers"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VIII, no. 2, pp. 77–78
• Fairweather, Eugene R.; Hardy, Edward R. (1962), The Voice of the Church: The Ecumenical Council, Seabury Press, p. 127, ASIN B0007EJQ6I
• Fairweather, E.R. (1962), "The Second Vatican Council" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. VIII, no. 4, pp. 227–228
• Fairweather, E.R. (1969), "Church Union and the Revolt Against Bureaucracy" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XV, no. 1, p. 2
• Fairweather, E.R. (1963), ""Red or Dead?"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 1, pp. 1–2
• Fairweather, E.R. (1963), ""Montreal, 1963"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 2, pp. 73–74
• Fairweather, E.R. (1963), ""A Man Sent from God"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 3, pp. 147–148
• Fairweather, E.R. (1963), "Ecumenism and the "Ecumaniacs"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. IX, no. 4, pp. 223–224
• Fairweather, E.R. (1965), "Responsible Communication" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XI, no. 2, pp. 77–78
• Fairweather, E.R. (1965), ""A Mari Usque ad Mare"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XI, no. 3, pp. 153–155
• Fairweather, E.R. (1966), "Distorted Images: An Ecumenical Admonition" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 1, pp. 1–2
• Fairweather, E.R. (1966), "The Christian Moralist in 1966: Some Random Reflections and Queries" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 4, pp. 227–228
• Fairweather, E.R. (1967), "The Christian Message in Canada, 1967: A Critical Glance at the Canadian Scene" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIII, no. 1, pp. 1–4
• Fairweather, E.R. (1967), "The Christian Church in Canada: 1967-2067" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIII, no. 3, pp. 153–154
• Fairweather, E.R. (1968), "Modern "Radical" Theology" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIV, no. 2, pp. 77–78
• Fairweather, E.R. (1966), ""Man Come of Age"" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 2, pp. 77–79
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1966), "The Bishop of Woolwich and Mary Young's Sampler: A Confrontation" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 2, pp. 131–134
• Fairweather, E.R. (1967), "Jottings on the Church and Theology Today" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIII, no. 4, pp. 223–224
• Fairweather, E.R. (1968), "Perspectives and Problems: Scholarship and Practicality in Theological Education" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIV, no. 3, pp. 147–148
• Fairweather, E.R. (1968), "The Christian Values of 'Liberalism'" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XIV, no. 4, pp. 215–216
• Fairweather, E.R. (1969), "On Not Justifying the Church by Works" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XV, no. 2, pp. 78–79
• Fairweather, E.R. (1966), "A Genuinely Pastoral Theology" (PDF), Canadian Journal of Theology, vol. XII, no. 3, pp. 151–152
• Fairweather, Eugene R. (1990). "Introduction: The Meaning of SMM". In Greig, David (ed.). In the Fullness of Time: A History of the Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, Toronto. The Church of Saint Mary Magdalene. ISBN 0-9694346-2-6.
• Fairweather, Eugene; Gentles, Ian, eds. (1976). The Right to Birth: Some Christian Views on Abortion. Anglican Book Centre. p. 76. ISBN 9780919030145.

External links

• Canon Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
• Eugene R. Fairweather Fonds
• Fairweather; Eugene Rathbone (1920-2002)
• Project Canterbury: Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
• Project Canterbury: A Celebration of Eugene Rathbone Fairweather
• "Apostolical Tradition" and the Defence of Dogma
• Christianity and the Supernatural I
• Christianity and the Supernatural II
• The Christian Humanism of Thomas Aquinas
• Christian Theology and the Bible
• Incarnation and Atonement
• A Tractarian Patriarch
• Faith and Tradition
• Scripture in Tradition
• The Presence of Christ in the Eucharist