Edwin T. Dahlberg (27 December 1892 – September 1986) was an

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church leader. He was known for his strong efforts to promote social justice and peacemaking.

Biography

The Reverend Edwin T. Dahlberg was President of

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, (1946–1947) and President of the National Council of Churches USA (1957–1960). He helped found the

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and the Baptist Peace Fellowship. He advocated

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during

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, the

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and the

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, ultimately receiving the

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. A graduate of

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, he later served as trustee of his alma mater.''Edwin T. Dahlberg, Pastor, Peacemaker, Prophet''(Dahlberg Books)
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named th
Dahlberg Peace Award
after pastor Dahlberg. In 1964

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was the first recipient.

Selected works

*''Youth and the Homes of Tomorrow'' (1942) *''The Book of Revival'' (1951) *''In the Unity of the Faith'' (1960) *''This is the rim of East Asia'' (1962) *''Herald of Evangel;: 60 years of American Christianity'' (1965)

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References

Other sources

Dahlberg, Keith ''Edwin T. Dahlberg, Pastor, Peacemaker, Prophet'' (Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Judson Press 1998)

External links

National Council of Churches PresidentsDahlberg Peace Award
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlberg, Edwin T. 1892 births 1986 deaths American Christian writers American pacifists Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School alumni Place of birth missing 20th-century Baptist ministers from the United States