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| Record Creator: | Stein, K. James |
| Title: | James Stein Dissertation |
| Title: | Stein Dissertation |
| Date Span: | 1965 |
| Abstract: | K. James Stein (1929- ), a theologian and professor. Stein was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Gustav and Anna (Sommer) Stein. Ordained as an elder in 1956, Stein served appointments in the Dakota Conference. Stein became a Professor of Church History at Evangelical Theological Seminary in Ilinois in 1960 and became a dean at the seminary in 1972. This collection consists of the dissertation of K. James Stein at Union Theological Seminary, submitted in 1965. |
| Extent: | 0.18 cubic feet |
| Resource ID: | gcah.ms. |
K. James Stein (1929- ), a theologian and professor. Stein was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota, the son of Gustav and Anna (Sommer) Stein. He was educated in the rural areas of the Red River Valley. Stein acquired a temporary teaching certification following high school and taught in rural schools of Pembina County, ND from 1947-1950. Stein received his bachelor's degree at Westmar College in Iowa (1953). He attended seminary at Evangelical Theological Seminary of the Evangelical United Brethren Church in Naperville, Illinois. Subsequently he received a masters of sacred theology and his PhD at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. His dissertation title was "Church Unity Movements in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ until 1946" Stein married Loretta Bahr of Grand Forks, North Dakota.
Ordained as an elder in 1956, Stein served appointments in the Dakota Conference in Kidder (1952), Casselton- Chaffee (1953), and at Patterson Christ in New Jersey (1956). Prior to finishing his PhD at Union (1965), Stein became a Professor of Church History at Evangelical Theological Seminary (ETS) in Ilinois in 1960 and became a dean at the seminary in 1972. In 1973, while serving as president of ETS, Stein oversaw its merger with Garrett Seminary and served as the first dean of the new Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Stein retired in 1995, continuing to function as a "senior scholar" at Garrett-Evangelical.
Stein numerous multiple articles, and two books, "Phillip Jakob Spener: Pietist Patriarch" (1986) and "Spiritual Guides for the 21st Century: Faith Stories of the Protestant Reformers" (2000).
This collection consists of the dissertation of K. James Stein at Union Theological Seminary, submitted in 1965. There is a single volume of roughly 320 typed pages. Its focus is on the various Ecumenical currents within the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and its forerunners, along with its occasional attempts at union with denominations such as the Methodist Episcopal Church. Stein examines the attempts and explains their origins, progress and ultimate reasons (in attempts at union) for failure. The time-span largely focuses on the 19th century, with some early focus on the late-18th century. Stein depicts the ethos, and rural emphasis of the Brethren sects along with their involvement in foreign missionary work. He also makes a significant focus of the pietistic elements in Church of the United Brethren doctrine, attitude, and worship.
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| Call Number | Folder Title | Date(s) |
| 1605-3-2: 1 | Dissertation Pages 1-130 | 1965 |
| 1605-3-2: 2 | Dissertation Pages 131-263 | 1965 |
| 1605-3-2: 3 | Dissertation Pages 263-329 | 1965 |
