Robert Sutherland Alley
Dr. Robert Sutherland Alley | |
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| Born | 5 January 1932 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
| Died | 14 August 2006 (aged 74) Henrico County, Virginia, United States |
| Education | BA University of Richmond B.D. Southern Baptist Theological Seminary MA Princeton University PhD Princeton University |
| Occupations | professor, Author |
| Relatives | Alley Family |
Robert Sutherland Alley was an American author and university professor of religion, he worked at the University of Richmond.[1] He later went on to be the head of the schools Religion Department. He published and worked on many books in that time including:[2][3]
- Revolt Against the Faithful; A Biblical Case for Inspiration as Encounter (1970)
- The Producer's Medium: Conversations with Creators of American TV (1983)
- James Madison on Religious Liberty (1985)
- The Supreme Court on Church and State (1988)
- Love Is All Around: The Making of the Mary Tyler Moore Show (1989)
- Murphy Brown: Anatomy of a Sitcom (1990)
- School Prayer (1994)
- Without a Prayer (1996)
- Women Television Producers (2002)
Robert Sutherland Alley was born in 1932 to Dr. Reuben Edward Alley and Mary Sutherland in Richmond, Virginia. He was a 10th great-grandson of Roger Alley, Archdeacon of Cornwall, and an 11th great-grandson of William Alley, Bishop of Exeter.
He died on August 14, 2006 in Henrico County, Virginia.[4]
References
- ^ "Robert S. Alley – Author Profile". SecularHumanism.org. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ^ "Read All About It: Books On School Prayer listing Without a Prayer by Robert S. Alley". Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ^ "School Prayer: The Court, the Congress, and the First Amendment by Robert S. Alley". Journal of Church and State review. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ^ Robertson, Ellen (2006-08-15). "Church-state expert Robert Alley dies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. B3. Retrieved 2026-04-08 – via Newspapers.com.