James Fordyce

James Fordyce

poet
preacher
theologian
🇬🇧United Kingdom
✝️Anglicanism

James Fordyce, DD, was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and poet. He is best known for his collection of sermons published in 1766 as Sermons for Young Women, popularly known as Fordyce's Sermons.

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1720 – 1796
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Born in
Aberdeen
Educated at
University of Aberdeen

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  • 1720

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  • 1796

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