Harold S. Bender

Harold Stauffer Bender
Born(1897-07-19)July 19, 1897
Elkhart, Indiana, US
DiedSeptember 21, 1962(1962-09-21) (aged 65)
OccupationTheologian
SpouseElizabeth Barbara Horsch[1]
Children2

Harold Stauffer Bender (July 19, 1897 – September 21, 1962) was a prominent professor of theology at Goshen College (Goshen, Indiana) and Goshen Biblical Seminary.[2] His accomplishments include founding both the Mennonite Historical Library and The Mennonite Quarterly Review. He served as president of the American Society of Church History, and was a major scholarly influence on fellow Mennonite theologian John Howard Yoder.[3]

Bender graduated from Elkhart High School (1914), Goshen College (Bachelor of Arts, 1918), Garrett Biblical Institute (Bachelor of Divinity, 1922), Princeton Theological Seminary (Master of Theology, 1923), and Princeton University (Master of Arts, 1923). He attended the University of Tübingen, 1923–1924. Bender was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg in 1935.[1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference gross was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Bender, Ross (2005). "The Anabaptist Vision". My Columbia. Columbia University. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
  3. ^ Keim, Albert N. (1998). Harold S. Bender, 1897-1962. Herald Press. ISBN 0-8361-9084-X.