Background
Cleland, James T. was born on July 8, 1903 in Yoker, Scotland. Son of James and Margaret G. (Curdie) Cleland.
Cleland, James T. was born on July 8, 1903 in Yoker, Scotland. Son of James and Margaret G. (Curdie) Cleland.
Master of Arts, Glasgow University, 1924, Bachelor of Divinity, 1927, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1956. School of Theology and Ministry, Union Theological Seminary, 1928, Doctor of Theology, 1954. Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Davidson College, 1951.
Came to the United States, 1931, naturalized, 1941. Ordained to ministry Presbyterian Church United States of America, 1938. Instructor, then assistant professor and associate professor of religion Amherst College, 1931-1945.
Became professor preaching and preacher to the university, Duke, 1945, James B. Duke professor of preaching, 1954-1968, dean of the chapel, 1953-1973, consultant to chapel, 1973-1978.
Visiting professor preaching Union Theological Seminary, New York City, summers 1948, 55, 62, Pacific School Religion, Berkeley, California, summer 1951. Frederic Rogers Kellogg lecturer Episcopal Theological School, 1953.
Hoyt lecturer Union Theological Seminary, 1955. Peyton lecturer Southern Methodist University, 1956.
Zimmerman lecturer Lutheran Theological Seminary, 1956.
Thomas White Currie lecturer Austin Presbyterian Seminary, 1958. Wells sermons lecturer Texas Christian University, 1959, 69. Perkins lecturer First Methodist Church, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1961.
Warrack lecturer theological colleges four Scottish universities, 1964.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha. Club: Cosmos (Washington).
Married Alice Mead, September 7, 1932.