George Williams Knox, D.D., LL.D. (1853-1912) was an American Presbyterian theologian and writer, born at Rome, N. Y. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1874 and from Auburn Theological Seminary in 1877, after which he went as a missionary to Japan, where he was professor of homiletics in Tokyo and professor of philosophy and ethics at the Imperial University of Japan. Theology is literally rational discourse concerning God (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογος, logos, rational discourse). By extension, it also refers to the study of other religious topics. ... Rome is a city located in Oneida County, New York. ... Hamilton College is a private, independent and highly-selective liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A missionary is a propagator of religion, often an evangelist or other representative of a religious community who works among those outside of that community. ... View of Tokyos Shibuya district Long a symbol of Tokyo, the Nijubashi Bridge at the Kokyo Imperial Palace. ...

Following his return to the United States, he was pastor at Rye, N. Y. In 1897-99 he lectured at Union Theological Seminary. He published in Japanese: A Brief System of Theology; Outlines of Homiletics; The Basis of Ethics; The Mystery of Life; and in English: A Japanese Philosopher (1893); The Christian Point of View, with Francis Brown and A. C. McGiffert (1902); The Direct and Fundamental Proofs of the Christian Religion (1903, 1908); Japanese Life in Town and Country (1904); Imperial Japan (1905; The Spirit of the Orient (1906); The Development of Religion in Japan (1907); and The Gospel of Jesus (1909). Rye, New York is the name of two places in Westchester County, New York. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The tower at Union Theological Seminary Union Theological Seminary is an independent graduate school of theology, located in Manhattan, in New York City. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...