Charles Stinson
Charles Herbert Stinson (born December 17, 1931 in Los Angeles County , California , † March 12, 2012 in White River Junction , Vermont ) was an American religious scholar.
Life
Charles Stinson was born from the marriage of Herbert H. Stinson, a Hollywood screenwriter, writer for Black Mask and journalist for The Los Angeles Times , and Evelyn Mae Stinson. After graduating from Immaculate Heart College in Los Angeles (Bachelor in Scholastic Philosophy in summa cum laude ; 1962), a degree from Georgetown University in Washington (Master in Greek and Medieval Philosophy; 1964), a degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington (Master in Dogmatics ; 1966) he received his PhD in Historical Theology in 1970 at Columbia University-Union Theological Seminary in New York .
Stinson taught from 1968 until his retirement in 2003 at the religious studies faculty of Dartmouth College, founded in 1769 in Hanover , New Hampshire , the subject of Christian Religion in the Middle Ages . He was a member of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) from 1989 to 2002 .
Stinson wrote a widely acclaimed work on Beda Venerabilis , an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk , theologian, and historian .
Web links
- Francis Belanger OP: A Catholic Professor in the Ivy League. , May 12, 2012
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Obituary: Charles Herbert Stinson , March 21, 2012 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stinson, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Stinson, Charles Herbert (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American scholar of religion |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 17, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles County , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 2012 |
| Place of death | White River Junction , Vermont |