Mildred Bangs Wynkoop | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1905 |
| Died | 21 May 1997 |
| Notable work | A Theology of Love |
| Theological work | |
| Tradition or movement | Wesleyan |
Mildred Olive Bangs Wynkoop (September 9, 1905, in Seattle, Washington – May 21, 1997, in Lenexa, Kansas) was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary, theologian, and the author of several books. Donald Dayton indicates that "Probably most influential for a new generation of Holiness scholars has been the work of Nazarene theologian Mildred Bangs Wynkoop, especially her book A Theology of Love: The Dynamic of Wesleyanism.[1]"[2] The Wynkoop Center for Women in Ministry located in Kansas City, Missouri, is named in her honour.[3] The Timothy L. Smith and Mildred Bangs Wynkoop Book Award of the Wesleyan Theological Society also jointly honours her "outstanding scholarly contributions."[4]