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J. Robert Nelson
J. Robert Nelson (August 21, 1920, – July 6, 2004) was an American Methodist theologian, academic administrator, and ethicist. He was the dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School from 1957 to 1960, and a professor of ecumenism at Boston University School of Theology from 1965 to 1984. He was the author of several books and published research about the relationship between cloning and Christian ethics. Early life John Robert Nelson was born on August 21, 1920, in Winona Lake, Indiana. He grew up in River Forest, Illinois and was educated in Evanston, Illinois. He graduated from DePauw University in 1941. He earned a bachelor of divinity from Yale University in 1944, and a PhD from the University of Zurich in 1951. Career Nelson was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1944. He was a chaplain in the United States Marine Corps in the Far East from 1944 to 1946. He attended the 1948 World Council of Churches and supported ecumenism throughout his life. He was the author ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winona Lake, Indiana
Winona Lake is a town in Wayne Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana, and the major suburb of Warsaw. The population was 4,908 at the 2010 census. Geography Winona Lake is located at (41.220818, -85.817118). It is now contiguous to Warsaw, the two towns having run into each other as they have expanded. According to the 2010 census, Winona Lake has a total area of , of which (or 84.92%) is land and (or 15.08%) is water. History Winona Lake is best known for the lake it is named after and built on, although the lake was originally known as Eagle Lake. Located along the eastern shore of the lake, the Winona Lake Historic District includes various historic homes and other buildings that attest to the area's history as a Chautauqua and Bible conference hotspot. It is also the home of Grace College and Grace Theological Seminary and was the home of famed preacher and professional baseball player Billy Sunday who died in 1935. The Billy Sunday Home has been pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville Banner
The ''Nashville Banner'' is a defunct daily newspaper of Nashville, Tennessee, United States, which published from April 10, 1876 until February 20, 1998. The ''Banner'' was published each Monday through Friday afternoon (as well as Saturdays until the 1990s and Sundays until 1937), and at one time carried as many as five editions. It was long a voice of conservative viewpoints in contrast to its liberal morning counterpart, ''The Tennessean'', although these views were greatly moderated in the paper's twilight years. History The first edition of the ''Nashville Banner'' was published on April 10, 1876. It was begun as a voice for the railroads and other interests in comparison with other area papers of the time which tended to take the viewpoint of workers and unions. It was long controlled by the Stahlman family. The ''Banner'' was an evening paper, which at one time published as many as five editions (first, second, market final, sports final, and sunset final), although th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American University And College Faculty Deans
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston University Faculty
Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- most populous city in the country. The city boundaries encompass an area of about and a population of 675,647 as of 2020. It is the seat of Suffolk County (although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999). The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest MSA in the country. A broader combined statistical area (CSA), generally corresponding to the commuting area and including Providence, Rhode Island, is home to approximately 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States. Boston is one of the oldest munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanderbilt University Faculty
Vanderbilt may refer to: People *Vanderbilt (surname) *Vanderbilt family Places In the United States: *Vanderbilt, California, a former gold-mining town *Vanderbilt, Michigan, a village * Vanderbilt, Nevada, a ghost town * Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, Hyde Park, NY * Vanderbilt, Texas, a census-designated place *Vanderbilt, Pennsylvania, a borough *Vanderbilt Avenue, three New York City streets *Vanderbilt University, a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee, USA **Vanderbilt Commodores, the athletics program of Vanderbilt University *Vanderbilt Museum, in Centerport, New York, built with a bequest from William Kissam Vanderbilt II Other uses * One Vanderbilt, a skyscraper in New York City *Vanderbilt Club, a bidding system in the game of contract bridge, devised by Harold S. Vanderbilt *Vanderbilt Cup, in American auto racing * George Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition *Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, specializes in mortgages for manufactured homes *Vande ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Zurich Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yale University Alumni
Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the world. It is a member of the Ivy League. Chartered by the Connecticut Colony, the Collegiate School was established in 1701 by clergy to educate Congregational ministers before moving to New Haven in 1716. Originally restricted to theology and sacred languages, the curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew after 1890 with rapid expansion of the physical campus and scientific research. Yale is organized into fourteen constituent schools: the original undergraduate colleg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DePauw University Alumni
Pauw (Dutch for "peacock"), de Pauw or DePauw are variants of a Dutch or Flemish surname and may refer to: People ;Pauw * Adriaan Pauw (1585–1653), Dutch Grand Pensionary of Holland *Jacques Pauw, South African investigative journalist * Michiel Pauw (1590–1640), Mayor of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company *Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), Dutch botanist and anatomist *Vera Pauw (born 1963), Dutch football coach and former player ;De Pauw / DePauw * Ayrton De Pauw (born 1998), Belgian racing cyclist *Bart De Pauw (born 1968), Belgian television producer, comedian and scriptwriter *Cornelius de Pauw (1739–1799), Dutch scholar at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia *Gommar DePauw (1918–2005), Belgian traditionalist Catholic priest * Johanna de Paauw (1933–1989), Dutch jazz singer using the pseudonym "Ann Burton" *Josse De Pauw (born 1952), Belgian artist and actor * Henri De Pauw (born 1911), Belgian water polo player *Linda Grant DePauw (born 1940), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Deaths
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1920 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean And Alexander Heard Library
The Jean and Alexander Heard Library system is made up of several campus libraries at Vanderbilt University. These include Eskind Biomedical Library, Central Library, Divinity Library, Alyne Queener Massey Law Library, Walker Management Library, Anne Potter Wilson Music Library, Peabody Library, Sarah Shannon Stevenson Science & Engineering Library, Special Collections and University Archives, and the Television News Archive. It also houses the world's most extensive and complete archive of television news from 1968 to the present day. History The original Vanderbilt Library was housed in the Main Building (later College Hall and now Kirkland Hall) at the time of the university's founding in 1873. The collection held approximately 6,000 volumes and was open from 9:00-2:00 daily under the supervision of a junior faculty member. Over the years, the library grew in size before being gutted by fire in 1905. Efforts to rebuild the library were supported by other universities, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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