FLINT

flint, robert (1838- ), scottish divine and philosopher, was born near dumfries and educated at the university of glasgow. after a few years of pastoral service, first in aberdeen and then at kilconquhar, fife, he was appointed professor of moral philosophy and political economy at st andrews in 1864. from 1876 to 1903 he was professor of divinity at edinburgh. he contributed a number of articles to the 9th edition of the _encyclopaedia britannica_. his chief works are _christ's kingdom upon earth_ (sermons, 1865); _philosophy of history in europe_ (1874; partly rewritten with reference to france and switzerland, 1894); _theism_ and _anti-theistic theories_ (2 vols., being the baird lectures for 1876-1877; often reprinted); _socialism_ (1894); _sermons and addresses_ (1899); _agnosticism_ (1903).