Evan M. Whidden
Dr. Rev. Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 in Galt, Ontario - 11 March 1980 in Cornwall, Ontario) was a Canadian Christian minister and academic whose career included being President of Brandon College,[1] Dean of Theology at Acadia University[2] and chairman of the founding conference of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council.[3] An annual scholarship is awarded at Acadia University in his honour.[4]
He was the son of Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden),[5] and married Frances Margaret Billington in 1941.
Evan was listed in the "Canadian Who’s Who" in 1951.[6]
Career
- 1915-1918 World War I, CFA, CEF, France
- 1921 educated in Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba BA
- 1921 Reabow, Ontario
- 1921-1933 Tabernacle Church, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1925 McMaster University, Toronto, Ontario MA
- 1925 Palmerston, Ontario
- 1928 Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut, BD
- 1928-1935 student pastorates, east end, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- 1934 General Ministry Association, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- 1935-1936 Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1936 professor of theology and head of department, Brandon College, Brandon, Manitoba, where he was college president for a time
- circa 1951 Dean of Theology, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia; retired 1967.
Evan and Frances had two children:
- Howard John born 22 June 1943.
- Roberta “Robie” Katherine born 13 March 1945. She resided in San Francisco, California.
Evan was the author of:
- Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1969). Pilgrimage from yesterday : lessons from history for Atlantic United Baptists. Saint John, N.B.: Union Jubilee Committee, United Baptist Convention of the Atlantic Provinces. pp. [37] p. ; 23 cm.
- Whidden, Evan M. (c. 1965). A philosophy of higher education as functioning in a Christian university. Wolfville, N.S.: Acadia University. pp. 63 leaves ; 28 cm.
References
- ↑ "Evan Whidden fonds". S. J. McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2003. Brandon University. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ Brackney, William H. (2004). A Genetic History Of Baptist Thought. Mercer University Press. p. 480. ISBN 0-86554-913-3. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ "A History of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council" (PDF). Atlantic Ecumenical Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ "Awards and Financial Assistance" (PDF). Calendar. Acadia Divinity College. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ "Evan McDonald Whidden fonds". McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2001. Brandon University. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ↑ The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1951.
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