J. Harold Ellens (16 July 1932 — 13 April 2018) was a

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. He was the founding editor of the ''

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'' and also the Executive Director of the

Christian Association for Psychological Studies The Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS), founded in 1956, is an association of American Christians in the counseling and behavioral sciences. It holds a yearly conference and publishes the ''Journal of Psychology and Christianit ...

International from 1974 to 1989. He was one of the key figures in

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and served as Chair of the Psychology and Biblical Studies Section of the

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Education

Ellens received multiple educational degrees: *PhD in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins, Department of Near Eastern Studies,

University of Michigan , mottoeng = "Arts, Knowledge, Truth" , former_names = Catholepistemiad, or University of Michigania (1817–1821) , budget = $10.3 billion (2021) , endowment = $17 billion (2021)As o ...

, 2009 *PhD, Psychology of Human Communications, Wayne State University, 1970 *Master's degree in Second Temple Judaism and Christian Origins, NES,

, 2002 *Master's degree in New Testament and Christian Origins,

Princeton Theological Seminary Princeton Theological Seminary (PTSem), officially The Theological Seminary of the Presbyterian Church, is a private school of theology in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1812 under the auspices of Archibald Alexander, the General Assembly of ...

, 1965 *Master's degree in Divinity in Theology and Biblical Studies,

Calvin Theological Seminary Calvin Theological Seminary is a private Christian Reformed Church seminary in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It is closely tied to Calvin University, though each institution has its own board. History The seminary was founded in 1876 with the purpos ...

, 1986 *Bachelor of Divinity Degree in Theology and Biblical Studies,

, 1956 *Bachelor of Arts Degree in Philosophy and Classics,

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, 1953 *Military graduate of the Army Chaplain Staff College, of the Command and General Staff College, of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, of the Army Special Warfare School (Civil Affairs), of the US Army War College, and of the National Defense University Ellens was an ordained Christian minister (ordained 24 June 1956) and maintained a private practice in psychotherapy which began in 1965. As a psychotherapist, he was licensed in the State of Michigan and was certified by the

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Publications

Ellens published more than 160 professional journal articles and served as author, co-author, or editor of 181 books.J. Harold Ellen
Curriculum Vita
(accessed 9 Oct. 2010).

Selected works

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Edited by

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References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellens, J. Harold 1932 births 2018 deaths 20th-century American psychologists Calvin University alumni Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies alumni University of Kansas alumni Psychologists of religion Princeton Theological Seminary alumni Army Men National Defense University alumni Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy alumni United States Army War College alumni New Testament scholars