George S. Hendry Manuscript Collection

George S. Hendry (1904-1993) was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He studied at the University of Aberdeen, graduated in 1924 with a first class honors in classics, and went on to earn his B.D. at the University of Edinburgh, focusing on systematic theology and graduating in 1927. He furthered his graduate study at the Universities of Tubingen and Berlin. Dr. Hendry was ordained in the Church of Scotland, Presbytery of Sterling and Dunbane in 1930. He served as minister of Holy Trinity Parish Church in Bridge of Allen, Scotland, from 1930 to 1949, after which point he joined the Princeton Seminary Faculty as Charles Hodge Professor of Systematic Theology. He held that position until his retirement in 1973, when he was named emeritus. He continued to serve as a visiting professor at the Seminary for four years. Dr. Hendry authored many works throughout his influential career including several books, as well as frequent contributions to theological journals. From 1947 to 1949, he was the secretary of the Joint Committee on a New Translation of the Bible, which supervised the preparation of the New English Bible published in 1961. He took part in founding the Scottish Journal of Theology, and he was also a member of the American Theological Society and served as president in 1971. Dr. Hendry was married to Sheila M. Hendry, who died in 1987. They had two children together.